Veli Pasha

Veli Pasha
Governor of the Sanjak of Tirhala; Pasha of Morea
In office
1807–1812
Personal details
Bornc. 1770
Died1822
RelationsMuhtar Pasha (Brother), Muhtar Bey (great-grandfather), Kaplan Pasha of Gjirokastër (Grandfather), Mustafa Yussuf (great great grandfather), Fikret İşmen Kaygı (descendant) Husein Pasha (descendant) Fatma Hikmet İşmen (descendant)
ChildrenMehmed (son)
Ismail (son)
Parent(s)Ali Pasha of Ioannina (Father), Emine (Mother)
Military service
Battles/warsFirst Serbian Uprising

Veli Pasha (Albanian: Veli Pasha; c. 1770–1822; fl. 1787–1822) was an Ottoman Albanian ruler and the second born of Ali Pasha of Ioannina of the increasingly independent Pashalik of Yanina. As an Ottoman commander, he is known for his participation in military actions against the Souliotes, the Septinsular Republic, and the Serbian rebels. He was appointed governor of the Sanjak of Tirhala in 1787, and became Pasha of the Morea Eyalet in 1807.


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