born 1744, Tepelenë, Albania, Ottoman Empire
died February 5 [
Jan. 24, Old Style], 1822,
Janina, Ottoman Empire [now Ioánnina, Gr.]
byname Lion of
Janina Albanian brigand who, by murder and intrigue, became pasha, or provincial governor, of
Janina from 1788. He extended his capricious rule within the Ottoman Empire over much of Albania and Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, and the Morea.
His father,
Veli, bey of Tepelenë, died a poor man…
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