Ali Pasha of Gusinje | |
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| Birth name | Ali Hasan Shabanagaj |
| Born | 1828 Gusna, Ottoman Empire (present-day Gusinje, Montenegro) |
| Died | 5 March 1888 (aged 59–60) İpek, Ottoman Empire (present-day Peja, Kosovo) |
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| Allegiance |  Ottoman EmpireLeague of Prizren (1878–1881) |
| Years of service | 1845–1888 |
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| Battles / wars | Battle of Novšiće |
Ali Pasha Shabanagaj (1828 – 5 March 1888) was an Albanian military commander and one of the leaders of the League of Prizren.[1] 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).[2][3] 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.
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