Mirdita
Mirdita is a region of northern Albania whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribe of the same name.
Etymology
The name Mirdita derives from a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti from whom the tribe claims descent. Other ...
. He held the Ottoman rank of ''kapedan'' (captain) and the honorific ''pasha'' (governor).
Family
Bib Doda belonged to the Gjonmarkaj clan which had led Mirdita for a long period. He started ruling his clan at a young age, since his father Gjok Doda was murdered. He married a Muslim woman , Hide (daughter of Hasan Ajazi), from Armalle village in the
Lurë
Lurë is a former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dibër. The population at the 2011 census was 1,096.Prenk Bib Doda
Prenk Bib Doda, also known as Prênk Pasha ( sq, Prenk Bibë Doda; 1860–1919), was an Albanian member of the Young Turks, prince of Mirdita, and politician in the Principality of Albania.
Background Early years
Doda was born in 1860 in ...
, who would later play an important role in the Albanian politics of the early 20th century.
Agreement with Serbia
Bib Doda Pasha together with influential
abbot
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Gaspër Krasniqi
Gaspër Krasniqi, (in Italian Gasparo or Gaspare Crasnich) also referred as Joshtar Krasnik, Gashpar Krasnik, or Don Karlo Krasnik, was an Albanian Roman Catholic priest who served as Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Skopje.
Krasniqi served as a ...
and Mark Prenk Lleshi from Mirdita, as representatives of Mirdita, reached an agreement with
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
n Internal Minister
Ilija Garašanin
Ilija Garašanin ( sr-cyr, Илија Гарашанин; 28 January 1812 – 22 June 1874) was a Serbian statesman who served as the prime minister of Serbia between 1852 and 1853 and again from 1861 to 1867.
Ilija Garašanin was conservati ...
in 1849 regarding cooperation with Serbia and
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against the Ottoman Empire. Garašanin believed that Albania should be established as an independent state. The eventual Albanian state was to encompass territories between rivers Drin and
Vjosë
The Vjosa (; indefinite form: ) or Aoös ( el, Αώος) is a river in northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania. Its total length is about , of which the first are in Greece, and the remaining in Albania. Its drainage basin is and its ave ...
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Activities against Albanian rebels
Bib Doda Pasha aided the Ottoman raids against the Albanian rebels of
Dervish Cara
Dervish Cara was an Albanian revolutionary leader known for his role in the Albanian Revolt of 1844, a revolt also known by his name as "the Uprising of Dervish Cara".
Biography
Background
Dervish Cara was born in Palçishte, Kalkandelen (pres ...
Prizren
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, Scutari and Ohrid. He played a significant role in the expedition, and was decorated and awarded an honorary sabre and pistols. Doda received the title "Pasha" in 1849 and allowed to maintain an army up to 10,000 people.
His name came in the center of attention during the
Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–62) Montenegrin–Ottoman War may refer to:
*Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53)
* Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–62)
*Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78) Montenegrin–Ottoman War may refer to:
*Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53)
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. Northern Albanian Catholic tribes were organized to start an uprising against the Ottomans led by abbot Gaspër Krasniqi, with the support of French emissaries of
Napoleon III
Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...
. Bib Doda who was still getting paid well by the Ottomans was not convinced of the benefits of the uprising and stayed out, thus not staying by his previous agreement with Garašanin. In spring 1862 he even tried to recruit some volunteers to aid the Ottomans. This led to a general mistrust and rage against him. Mirdita rebels raided and burnt his properties in
Kallmet
Kallmet is a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë. The population at the 2011 census was 4,118.Shkodra with
Prizren
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. Ottomans intervened and Gaspër Krasniqi was arrested. The Albanian uprising did not happen.
Death
With the death of Bib Doda Pasha in 1868, the Ottomans assigned a ''
kaymakam
Kaymakam, also known by many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been retained an ...
'' from his own family, but removed his young son Prenk and exiled him to Turkey. He was buried in
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkod ...
.
Legacy
Bib Doda Pasha was regarded by the Albanians as a "murderer of his own people", in particular his role in the Uprising of Dervish Cara. There were allegations that the British and Austro-Hungarians were behind all this, interested in having the Ottoman Empire still strong in the
Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...