Ahmet Kurt Pasha
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Ahmet Kurt Pasha was the founder and the first ruler of the Pashalik of Berat
. He descended from the house of Muzakaj, which had founded in the medieval ages the Muzakaj Principality of Berat
.
in 1774, thus creating the Pashalik of Berat
. For his service, the sultan
gave him territories in central Albania
. He managed to grow his pashalik until his death in 1787, incorporating territories of all central Albania, bordering to the north with the Pashalik of Scutari and to the south with the Pashalik of Yanina.
Ahmet Kurt Pasha was the grandfather of Ali Pasha
, and father of Ali's mother, Hanka.
Pashalik of Berat
The Pashalik of Berat was a pashalik created in modern day central Albania by Ahmet Kurt Pasha in 1774 and dissolved after Ahmet's ally, Ibrahim Pasha of Berat was defeated by Ali Pasha in 1809, thus incorporating the pashalik, with the Pashalik of Janina...
. He descended from the house of Muzakaj, which had founded in the medieval ages the Muzakaj Principality of Berat
Muzakaj Principality of Berat
The Lordship of Berat was a county created by despot Andrea II Muzaka of the Muzaka noble family in 1335, with its capital at Berat. In 1432, Gjergj Arianiti formed a state in the Muzakaj possessions, dividing the principality and taking Berat...
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Creation of the Pashalik
Ahmet Kurt Pasha managed to complot with the Sublime Porte against Mehmed Pasha BushatiMehmed Pasha Bushati
Mehmed Bushati was an Albanian Pasha and a noble of the Bushati family in Ottoman controlled Albania. He created the Pashalik of Scutari and ruled it from 1768 until 1774, when he was succeeded by Mustafa Pasha Bushati.- See also :*Ibrahim Bushati...
in 1774, thus creating the Pashalik of Berat
Pashalik of Berat
The Pashalik of Berat was a pashalik created in modern day central Albania by Ahmet Kurt Pasha in 1774 and dissolved after Ahmet's ally, Ibrahim Pasha of Berat was defeated by Ali Pasha in 1809, thus incorporating the pashalik, with the Pashalik of Janina...
. For his service, the sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
gave him territories in central Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. He managed to grow his pashalik until his death in 1787, incorporating territories of all central Albania, bordering to the north with the Pashalik of Scutari and to the south with the Pashalik of Yanina.
Ahmet Kurt Pasha was the grandfather of Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina, surnamed Aslan, "the Lion", or the "Lion of Yannina", Ali Pashë Tepelena was an Ottoman Albanian ruler of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory which was also called Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioannina...
, and father of Ali's mother, Hanka.
Sources
- "History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science. ISBN 99927-1-623-1