Ali Pasha of Gusinje

Ali Pasha Shabanagaj (1828 – 5 March 1888) was an Albanian Muslim military commander and one of the leaders of the League of Prizren. He governed, as an Ottoman kaymakam (sub-governor), an area in what is today eastern Montenegro around Plav and Gusinje. He was commonly known as Ali Pasha of Gusinje (Turkish: Gusinyeli Ali Paşa, Albanian: Ali Pashë Gucia). He was the leader of the Albanian irregular troops of the League of Prizren against the Principality of Montenegro at the Battle of Novšiće. He was governor of the area of Plav and Gusinje located in a valley between steep mountains.

Ali Pasha of Gusinje
Ali Pasha of Gusinje on a 2022 stamp of Albania.jpg
Birth nameAli Hasan Shabanagaj
Born1828
Gusna, Ottoman Empire (present-day Gusinje, Montenegro)
Died5 March 1888 (aged 59–60)
İpek, Ottoman Empire (present-day Peja, Kosovo)
Buried
Peja, Kosovo
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
League of Prizren (1878–1881)
Years of service1845–1888
Rank
  • kaymakam of Gusinje (1845–?)
  • mutesarrif of the Sanjak of İpek (1881–?)
  • beylerbey (1881–?)
Battles/warsBattle of Novšiće
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