Ali Pasha (1741-1822), the Lion of Janina,…
1684 CE to 1827 CE
Ali Pasha (1741-1822), the Lion of Janina, was born to a powerful clan from Tepelene and spent much of his youth as a bandit.
He had risen to become governor of the Ottoman province of Rumelia, which includes Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace, before establishing himself in Janina.
Like Kara Mahmud Bushati, Ali Pasha wants to create an autonomous state under his rule.
When Ali Pasha forges links with the Greek revolutionaries, Sultan Mahmud II decides to destroy him.
The sultan first discharges the Albanian from his official posts and recalls him to Constantinople.
Ali Pasha refuses and puts up a formidable resistance that Britain's Lord Byron immortalizes in poems and letters.
In January 1822, however, Ottoman agents assassinate Ali Pasha and send his head to Constantinople.
Nevertheless, it will take eight more years before the Sublime Porte willl move against Mustafa Pasha Bushati.
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