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| Ali Pasha�s road to the title of Pasha and Vizier |
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| Ali had a long journey to the title of Pasha. The fortune of his live made possible to Ali to become thieve and rebellion from an aristocrat beautiful child. When Ali was 14, he was already stealing sheep, goats, and organized raids on neighboring villages. If Ali�s enterprises often prospered, that was largely due to his energy courage, memory, unscrupulousness, dashing leadership, heroic luck, and to the fact that he was one of the finest horsemen, swiftest runner and most expert shots in a country where every man could ride, run, and shoot. (William Plomer, pg. 33). Ali always had in his heart to revenge the people of Hormova and Gardhiqi for the bad thing done to his mother. He was young and inexperienced, and dreaming for the revenge. The young Ali with his twenty or thirty bandits attacked Hormova. The people of Hormova new for this intention, and they were ready to battle Ali. They were expecting them and defeated Ali and his friends. His mother, Hanka, was very upset and angry for this fatal act of Ali. Ali decided to stop any attack in near future. Ali thought that the best for him was to attack them later, but he and his friends did not stop to steal, to attack, and to perform rubbery even to the government caravans. All those miserable action perpetrated by Ali forced Kurd Pasha to order to his Bays and other Pashas to surrender Ali and his friends. The Beys of the area and friends of Kurd Pasha have lunched an offensive to capture Ali of Tepelena. Ali�s gang again was defeated with a catastrophic loss. Ali runs away in the mountainous region. He arrived to his friend Skendo Boja and Lek Dora. Ali shot few times on the air with his rifle, and he took his clothes and dropped over the ram and took some shoots. Ali told to his two friends to send his clothes to Kurt Pasha. His friend agreed on this, and they sent the clothes to Kurd Pasha. So, they did, and received 5000 piaster and handed over to Ali. (William Plomer, pg. 34) |
| This article is dedicated in remembrance to Dr. Astridhis Kolia, an Arvanitis or Albanian, of Epirus, who got mysteriously murdered by the Greek secret Police. When Dr. Astridhis Kolia openly declared himself as an Albania, he was murdered by Greek government. |
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| Kurd Pasha was brave and warrior man. He new that Ali was not dead, but he wanted to make Ali a real and a true warrior. One of those days, Ali and his gang were surrounded and captured alive. All were brought to the castle of Kurd Pasha in Berat. Kurd Pasha saw a tall and handsome twenty years old man. Kurd Pasha asked Ali, �Why you turned yourself to a thief? I have told to your mother couple of times to pull you over the dirty works.� Ali answered in a proudly way, �The others have stolen from me, so I am returning what was stolen to me.� Kurd Pasha spoke again, �We are in a family connection, and your mother is my cousin.� He continued with a soft tone, �You found that to return by killings and murdering. You are loaded with sins Ali, and no one will help you, even the god.�(Sabri Godo, pg 16) Ali kept quite, and he did not say anything. Ali new that some of his friends were hanged, and he new that the same thing could happen to him. Kurd Pasha saw bravery and courage to Ali�s eyes, and he said that it will be a big waste to kill Ali. Kurd Pasha invited Ali to his castle. After a day in the castle, Ali wanted to marry Kurd�s Pashas daughter. Kurd Pasha was a tough Albanian, and he new very well the Albanian customs and laws. |
| Albanians never get married in the family, therefore Kurd Pasha found another person to marry his daughter. Ali was upset, and he joined again the gangs and the thieves of caravans known as �Hajduts.� Ali felt kindly in a small war with Kurd Pasha, and shortly left for Delvina, which town was governed by Kaplan Pasha who was in no good relationship with Kurd Pasha. Ali settled down and retrieved himself from the gangs, and later got married with Kaplan Pasha daughter, Emine, known as Um Gulsumin. Ali got married in 1768. (Sabri Godo pg. 20). When Ali got married was 24 years of age. ( William Plomer pg 36). |
| Ali loved Emine and Emine loved him and they were the happiest couple in whole Albania or Epirus. Before Ali got married, he and her mother Hanka had a long dialogue. She told to Ali, �The power belongs to the person who knows to get, the wealth belongs to a person who knows how to increase the wealth, and whose lags shrivel from fear deserves to die.�(Sabri Godo, pg 20). In 1769, Ali�s first son was born, Myftar. Two years later was born the second son Veli. (William Plomer, pg 36). Later, Hanka decided to marry her daughter, Shahinshah, to Emine�s brother. He was murdered in the battle against the enemy. Ali Pasha�s mother, Hanka, decided to return or marry her daughter for the second brother of Emine. He was 16 years younger than Shahinsha. (Sabri Godo, pg 23) After few months of marriage, the brother in law Ali Pasha of Delvina got killed by the brotherhood of his kind. The killing was organized by the Russian and French terrorists. |
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| The governor of the Delvina was named Mustafa Aga Kok�n. Ali continued his fight of becoming a Pasha. Ali could not do too much except to organize rioting and do more trouble for the new appointed governor of Delvina. Mustafa Aga was murdered in his palace by the unknown killer. Even though the title of Pasha belonged to Ali, the Sultan and Ottoman Empire decided to title another person as a Pasha. The Bay who was sending a lot of wealth to the port of Istanbul was appointed as a new governor of Delvina. Selim Bey was the new governor of Delvina. ( Sabri Godo, pg.24) Ali lost his title of Pasha few times, so he decided to be careful this time. Ali went to congratulate the title to Selim, and he brought many presents for the new Pasha. The two beautiful horses brought by Ali made Selim Pasha very delighted. (Sabri Godo pg 24). Ali stayed one week to the palace of Selim Pasha in Delvina, and he found where the dynamite can be put. ( Sabri Godo pg 24) Ali wrote a letter to one of his closest friend in Istanbul, and he described Selim as a seller of the Turkish land to Venetians. The word spread up in the Port, and Sultan order Selim Pasha to be killed. ( Sabri Godo pg 24). |
| Ali got the decree from Sultan. The guards withdrew, and Ali, nothing if not thorough, at once had an official document drawn up to say that terms of the decree had been carried out, and sent Selim�s two sons away under an escort to Tepeleni. He was rewarded for this murder with the rank and title he had so long coveted, and was nominated Pasha of Delvina. (William Plomer pg 41.) |
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