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'''Sulejman (Pashë) Bargjini''' was a general of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. He was originally from the village of [[Mullet, Albania|Mullet]], [[Albania]] and probably served as a [[Janissary]], he was given the title [[Pasha]]. He founded the city of [[Tirana]], now the capital of [[Albania]], in 1614. At the time he had built a [[mosque]], a bakery and a [[hammam]] ([[Turkey|Turkish]] [[sauna]]). Tirana soon became the center of Albanian art, culture and religion (especially with the Spread of [[Islam]] and the [[Bektashi]] [[Sufis]], it became famous because of its strategic position at the heart of Albania. |
'''Sulejman (Pashë) Bargjini''' was a general of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. He was originally from Bargjin, but he settled in the the village of [[Mullet, Albania|Mullet]], [[Albania]]<ref name="Heppner1994">{{cite book|author=Harald Heppner|title=Hauptstädte in Südosteuropa: Geschichte, Funktion, nationale Symbolkraft|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EzVfQTE-dD8C&pg=PA137|accessdate=6 May 2011|year=1994|publisher=Böhlau Verlag Wien|isbn=9783205982555|pages=137–}}</ref> and probably served as a [[Janissary]], he was given the title [[Pasha]]. He founded the city of [[Tirana]], now the capital of [[Albania]], in 1614. At the time he had built a [[mosque]], a bakery and a [[hammam]] ([[Turkey|Turkish]] [[sauna]]). Tirana soon became the center of Albanian art, culture and religion (especially with the Spread of [[Islam]] and the [[Bektashi]] [[Sufis]], it became famous because of its strategic position at the heart of Albania. |
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A statue of Sulejman Pasha stands in the square named after him in downtown [[Tirana]]. A small street in another part of Tirana also bears his name. |
A statue of Sulejman Pasha stands in the square named after him in downtown [[Tirana]]. A small street in another part of Tirana also bears his name. |
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Revision as of 03:12, 6 May 2011
Sulejman (Pashë) Bargjini was a general of the Ottoman Empire. He was originally from Bargjin, but he settled in the the village of Mullet, Albania[1] and probably served as a Janissary, he was given the title Pasha. He founded the city of Tirana, now the capital of Albania, in 1614. At the time he had built a mosque, a bakery and a hammam (Turkish sauna). Tirana soon became the center of Albanian art, culture and religion (especially with the Spread of Islam and the Bektashi Sufis, it became famous because of its strategic position at the heart of Albania. A statue of Sulejman Pasha stands in the square named after him in downtown Tirana. A small street in another part of Tirana also bears his name.
See also
References
- ^ Harald Heppner (1994). Hauptstädte in Südosteuropa: Geschichte, Funktion, nationale Symbolkraft. Böhlau Verlag Wien. pp. 137–. ISBN 9783205982555. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
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