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Bushati
The Bushati family () is an Albanian Muslim family that ruled the Pashalik of Scutari from 1757 to 1831. Origins They are descendants of the medieval Bushati tribe, a pastoralist tribe () in northern Albania and Montenegro. The name Bushat is compound of (above the village). This is a reference to them being pastoralists that weren't permanently settled. The Bushati started to settle permanently in the 15th century and this process had been completed in the late 16th century. Their settlement includes the village of Bushat in Shkodër in the Zadrima plain from where the Bushati family came. Another part settled with the tribe of Bukumiri in the would-be territory of the Piperi tribe, where they gradually became part of the new, larger tribe in the late 16th century. In the defter of 1497 they appear as in Piperi with 35 households. The Bushati family traces their origin to the Begaj brotherhood of Bushati that had converted to Islam possibly in the early 17th century. To p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashalik Of Scutari
The Pashalik of Scutari (1757–1831), also known as the Bushati Pashalik, was an Albanian pashalik within the Ottoman Empire that was ruled by the Bushati family. Its capital was Shkodër and ruled areas in modern-day Albania and large majority of modern-day Montenegro. At its peak, during the reign of Kara Mahmud Bushati, the pashalik encompassed much of Albania and Kosovo, western Macedonia, southeastern Serbia, and most of Montenegro. Up to 1830, the Pashalik of Shkodra controlled most of the aforementioned lands (including southern Montenegro). Background The weakening of Ottoman central authority and the ''timar'' system of land ownership brought anarchy to the Albanian-populated region of the Ottoman empire. In the late eighteenth century, two Albanian centers of power emerged: Shkodër, under the Bushati family; and Janina, under Ali Pasha of Tepelenë. Both regions cooperated with and defied the Sublime Porte as their interests required. History The influence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xhemal Bushati
Xhemal Bushati (1880–1941) was an Albanian politician of the twentieth century. Life Xhemal Bushati was born Xhemal Shaqir Bushati in Shkodër, member of the Bushati family which ruled the Scutari Vilayet during the Ottoman Empire. He participated in two wars against the Montenegrin in Shkodër, during 1912–1913 and in 1920. His first appearance as a politician was in 1913–1914 as an opponent of "Sejadi Milet" organization, a pro-Turkish anti-Independence movement powerful in Shkodra at that time. He was also an opponent of Essad Pasha and his pro-Serbian orientation. On 26 July 1916, the armies of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes without any warning attacked Shkodra area from the Montenegrin border side ( Hani i Hotit). Bushati was elected as one of the civic resistance groups, operating in the area of Vraka. He participated at the Albanian assembly held in Bushat as a representative of Shkodër in 1919. There he cooperated with other government, cleric and people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Mahmud Pasha
Kara Mahmud Pasha (, Albanian: Mahmut Pashë Bushati, 1749 – 22 September 1796) was a hereditary Ottoman Albanian governor (''mutasarrıf'') of the Pashalik of Scutari who became '' de facto'' independent ruler of Albania, challenging the authority of the Sublime Porte. He belonged to the Albanian Bushati family. Mahmud was the son of Mehmed Pasha Bushati, the governor of the pashalik of Scutari and Mahmud also claimed descent from Skenderbeg Crnojević. Military career Military service under his father and brother In 1770 Mahmud together with his brother Mustafa crushed Greek rebels during the Orlov revolt. In 1772 Mahmud in service of his father, led an Army against Montenegro in Ulcinj, where he defeated the Montenegrin forces and captured the city. In 1775, Mahmud led an Army against Ahmet Kurt Pasha and defeated him on behalf of his father Mehmed. The Conflict between Ahmet Kurt Pasha and Mehmed Pasha Bushati was caused by Ahmet's interest to take possession of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Bushati
Ibrahim Bushati or Ibrahim Bushat Pasha (; died 1810) was a noble of the Bushati family in Ottoman controlled Albania near the city of Shkodër. Brother of Kara Mahmud Bushati, the Ottoman appointed governor of Shkodër, Albania. During his rule in Shkodra, Ibrahim was appointed Beylebey of Rumelia in 1805 and took part in the attempt to crush the First Serbian Uprising under Karađorđe Petrović after the Battle of Ivankovac. Ibrahim Bushati is also known to have aided Ali Pasha on various occasions. In fact Ali Pasha's two sons Muktar Pasha and Veil Pasha are known to have served under the command of Ibrahim Bushati in 1806.Srbija i Albanci u XIX i početkom XX veka: ciklus predavanja 10-25. November 1987 Ibrahim Bushati inherited a very turbulent position at Shkodër, especially after the events of the First Serbian Uprising and consistently worked closely with the Ottoman Empire right up until his death in 1810. He was succeeded by Mustafa Reshit Pasha. See also * Must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Pasha Of Scutari
Ibrahim Bushati or Ibrahim Bushat Pasha (; died 1810) was a noble of the Bushati family in Ottoman controlled Albania near the city of Shkodër. Brother of Kara Mahmud Bushati, the Ottoman appointed governor of Shkodër, Albania. During his rule in Shkodra, Ibrahim was appointed Beylebey of Rumelia in 1805 and took part in the attempt to crush the First Serbian Uprising under Karađorđe Petrović after the Battle of Ivankovac. Ibrahim Bushati is also known to have aided Ali Pasha on various occasions. In fact Ali Pasha's two sons Muktar Pasha and Veil Pasha are known to have served under the command of Ibrahim Bushati in 1806.Srbija i Albanci u XIX i početkom XX veka: ciklus predavanja 10-25. November 1987 Ibrahim Bushati inherited a very turbulent position at Shkodër, especially after the events of the First Serbian Uprising and consistently worked closely with the Ottoman Empire right up until his death in 1810. He was succeeded by Mustafa Reshit Pasha. See also * Mustaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maliq Bushati
Maliq Bushati (8 February 189020 February 1946) was an Albanian politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Albania from February 1943 to May 1943 as an Axis collaborator. Following the Italian invasion of Albania in 1939, Bushati served as Interior Minister from 1939 to 1941 under the government of Shefqt Vërlaci. Along with two other Axis collaborators Lef Nosi and father Anton Harapi, he was sentenced to death by communist Albania. Biography Maliq was born in Shkodër on 8 February 1890 to Hyssen Beg in the Alibegaj branch of the Bushati family. His father followed military education at the local school and in Istanbul afterwards. He served with the rank of '' binbashi'' in Vilayet of Salonica during the first years of the 20th century, only to die suddenly at a young age in 1903. References 1880 births 1946 deaths People from Shkodër People from Scutari vilayet Albanian Fascist Party politicians Government ministers of Albania Prime ministers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrit Bushati
Petrit Bushati (20 October 1948 – 22 November 2014) was an Albanian ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia. From 2002 to 2006 he served as an ambassador to Belgrade, and since the beginning of 2006 was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia. Following it, he became an ambassador to Serbia, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden the United States, and since 2014 was a diplomat to Skopje. He is a part of the Bushati family a feudal Albanian family in the Ottoman era. When he died, his funeral was attended by the President of Albania Bujar Nishani, former Foreign Minister Aldo Bumçi, Transportation Minister Edmond Haxhinasto, and Ramush Haradinaj from Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the .... References 2014 deaths Ambassadors of Albania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age ( 2250–2000 BC), and has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Skadar, Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on the banks of the Buna (Adriatic Sea), Buna, Drin (river), Drin and Kir (river), Kir rivers. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with Continental climate, continental influences. An urban settlement called ''Skodra'' was founded by the Illyrians, Illyrian tribe of Labeatae in the 4th century BCE. It became the capital of the Illyrian kingdom under the Ardiaei and Labeatae and was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süleyman, Sanjak-bey Of Scutari
Süleyman Pasha () was an Albanian Ottoman sanjak-bey of Scutari, a Vizier and a member of the House of Bushati. Süleyman Pasha is the great-grandfather of Ditmir Bushati. History Upon being appointed sanjak-bey of Scutari, he paid attention to the Montenegro Vilayet. He was aware of the relation between the Montenegrins and the Republic of Venice. After hearing of talks between Metropolitan Rufim Boljević and '' provveditore'' Zeno, he tried by all means to break that alliance and to separate the Montenegrins and Brđani from the Venetians. During the Great Turkish War, in 1685, he led a contingent that approached Cetinje, and on the way clashed with hajduks in Venetian service under the command of Bajo Pivljanin at the hill of Vrtijeljka (in the Battle of Vrtijeljka), where they annihilated the hajduks. It is claimed that Süleyman managed to penetrate into Cetinje only with the help of the Brđani, who were in feud with the Montenegrin tribes. Afterwards, the victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Pasha Bushatli
Mustafa Pasha Bushatli (, 1797 – May 27, 1860), called ''Ishkodrali'' ("from Scutari"), was a semi-independent Albanian Ottoman statesman, the last hereditary governor of the Pashalik of Scutari. In 1810 he succeeded Ibrahim Bushati and ruled Shkodër until 1831. History Mustafa was the son of the powerful Kara Mahmud Bushatli. He succeeded his uncle, Ibrahim Pasha in 1810 and received the rank of Vizier in 1812 and continued to rule the Pashalik of Shkodra as an independent ruler. In 1820, the sanjak of Berat was appropriated to him. Mustafa led a mercenary army in the early stages of the Greek War of Independence. In 1823 a campaign of 8,000 Albanian troops (according to Finlay),Finlay George, History of the Greek Revolution, volume II, page 6-9 in Western Greece was led by Mustafa Pasha and Omer Vrioni; On August 24, 1823, Markos Botsaris and 350 Souliotes attacked the army of Mustafa Pasha near Karpenisi, attempting to stop the Ottoman advance. The battle ended in Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
