Kadri Bajri (1823-1913) was an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

commander of the Albanian

League of Prizren The League of Prizren ( sq, Besëlidhja e Prizrenit), officially the League for the Defense of the Rights of the Albanian Nation ( sq, Lidhja për mbrojtjen e të drejtave te kombit Shqiptar), was an Albanian political organization which was offi ...

from Rugova.

Life

Kadri Bajri was one of the leaders of the Albanian uprisings from Koshutan in Rugova. He was a commander for the League of Prizren in the

Battles for Plav and Gusinje The Battles for Plav and Gusinje were armed conflicts between the Principality of Montenegro and the League of Prizren (supported by the Ottoman Empire) that broke out following the decision of the Congress of Berlin (1878) that the territories ...

, where he arrived with 300 men from Rugova.

Legacy

There are many folk songs about Kadri Bajri in

, such as: : ''Kadri Bajri po e ç’vesh shpatën,'' : ''Po i shkëlqen si hana natën,'' : ''Hana natën e dielli ditën,'' : ''N’Kaqanik e kanë zanë pritën,'' : ''N’Kaqanik të Guri i Ç'pum,'' : ''Gjysa dekum, gjysa t’varruem...''

References

Activists of the Albanian National Awakening 1823 births 1913 deaths Albanian nationalists in Kosovo 19th-century Albanian military personnel People from Kosovo vilayet 19th-century Albanian people Kosovo Albanians {{Europe-mil-bio-stub