Mehmed Pasha Bushati

Mehmed Pasha Bushati[a] (fl. 1768–d. June 1775) was the Ottoman governor of the Sanjak of Scutari (known as the Pashalik of Scutari, in northern Albania), between 1768 and June 1775. He was succeeded by his son Mustafa Pasha Bushati, and thus founded the hereditary Bushati family of Scutari.

Not to be confused with Kara Mahmud Pasha.
Mehmed Pasha Bushati
Near the Lead Mosque is the resting place of Mehmet Bushati
Governor of Scutari
Reign
1768–June 1775
SuccessorMahmud Pasha
BornSanjak of Scutari, Ottoman Empire
DiedJune 1775
FamilyBushati
Issue
ReligionIslam

History

Bushati was an Albanian Muslim clan leader.[1]

In 1768, Mehmed Pasha became the governor of the sanjak of Scutari.[2] In 1769 he fought in Zadrima.[3] In 1770 he fought in Morea against Greeks and Russians, and in 1772 he and his son participated in the march on Ulcinj.[4] He continued the Scutari pretensions over Montenegro and Brda, and planned to suppress their revolt; in early April 1774, he was in Podgorica and met with some chieftains of the northern Albanian tribes to discuss the planned operation.[2] In 1774, in the same month of the death of Šćepan Mali,[5] he attacked the Kuči and Bjelopavlići[6] with 15,000 troops,[7] but was decisively defeated and returned to Scutari.[5] He died in June 1775, but this did not return the Sultan's rule to northern Albania; he was succeeded by his young son, Mahmud Pasha.[8]

Annotations
  1. ^
    Turkish: Buşatlı Mahmut Paşa, Albanian: Mehmed Bushatlliu, Serbian: Mehmed-paša Bušatlija/Мехмед-паша Бушатлија
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References
  1. Myhill, John (2006). Language, religion and national identity in Europe and the Middle East: A historical study. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 232. "... of this flexibility was the mid-18th century clan leader, Mehmet Bey Bushati, who gained control of northern Albania and ..."
  2. Stanojević, Gligor; Vasić, Milan (1975). Istorija Crne Gore (3): od početka XVI do kraja XVIII vijeka. Titograd: Redakcija za istoriju Crne Gore. p. 398. OCLC 799489791. Послије неуспјелог похода Порте 1768. скадарски паша се не одриче својих пре- тензија на Црну Гору и Брда. Тада су Скадром загоспода- рили моћне Бушатлије. Мехмед-паша Бушатлија заносио се мишл>у да скрши отпор ...
  3. Burime të zgjedhura për historinë e Shqipërisë: Shek. VIII-XV. Universiteti Shteteror i Tiranes, Instituti i Historise dhe i Gjuhesise. 1962. p. 32.
  4. Istorijski glasnik. Naučna knjiga. 1956. Нарочито су ојачали Арбанаси и породица Бушатлија у Скадру. Мехмед Бушатлија је 1770 ратовао у Мореји против Грка и Руса, а 1772 заједно са сином Мустафом учествовао у походу Улцињана.
  5. Zapisi. Cetinjsko istorijsko društvo. 1939. Истога мјесеца кад је Шћепан погинуо удари на Куче везир скадарски Мехмед - паша Бушатлија , но с великом погибијом би сузбијен и врати се у Скадар .
  6. Летопис Матице српске. У Српској народној задружној штампарији. 1898. Године 1774. везир скадарски Мехмед паша Бушатлија ударио је на Куче и Бјелопавлиће, који позваше у помоћ Црногорце те произиђе због овога међу Црном Гором и Арбанијом велики бој и Арбанаси су се повукли ...
  7. Дашић, Миомир (1986). Васојевићи од помена до 1860. године. Народна књ. p. 303.
  8. Istorijski zapisi. 9–10. Istorijski institut SR Crne Gore. 1956. p. 54. Јуна 1775 умро је Мехмед-паша Бушатлија. То султану није вратило власт над северном Албанијом: очево место заузео је млади .Махмуд-паша

Bibliography
Preceded by
Post created		 Pasha of Scutari
1768–June 1775		 Succeeded by
Mahmud Pasha
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