Idriz Seferi
Idriz Seferi (14 March 1847 – 25 March 1927) was an Albanian leader and guerrilla fighter (rebel). During his 56-year military career, he fought in 35 battles. A member of the League of Prizren and League of Peja, he was the right-hand man of Isa Boletini, with whom he organized the 1910 Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in the Kosovo Vilayet. After the suppression of the uprising, Seferi continued warfare, in the 1912 Uprising. In the First Balkan War, Boletini and Seferi rose up against Serbia, with whom they had previously been allies to during the 1910 and 1912 Uprisings, and continued to attack Serbian posts in the subsequent occupation and initial phase of World War I (1913–1915). In the second phase of the war (1916–1918), he led troops against Bulgarian forces.
Idriz Seferi | |
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Nickname(s) | İdriz Bey |
Born | Sefer, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Serbia) | 14 March 1847
Died | 25 March 1927 80) | (aged
Allegiance | League of Prizren League of Peja |
Service/ | Kachak |
Years of service | 1878–1918 |
Rank | Commander |
Commands held | Karatonlu nahiya Ferizovik (1912) Üsküp (1912) |
Battles/wars | Albanian-Turkish War (1881) Albanian-Turkish War (1900) Albanian Revolt of 1910 Balkan Wars World War I |
Awards | Hero of Kosovo (posthumously) |