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Pashalik of Scutari
1757–1831 autonomous and de facto independent pashalik / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pashalik of Scutari (1757–1831), also known as the Bushati Pashalik,[2] was an Albanian pashalik ruled by the Bushati family. Its capital was Shkodër and ruled areas in modern-day Albania and large majority of modern-day Montenegro.[1]
Quick Facts Pashallëku i Shkodrës, Status ...
Pashalik of Scutari Pashallëku i Shkodrës | |||||||||||
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1757–1831 | |||||||||||
![]() Albanian pashaliks in 1790-1795. The Pashalik of Shkodra is colored in blue. | |||||||||||
![]() Pashalik of Scutari in 1785 | |||||||||||
Status | Autonomous province, de facto independent[1] | ||||||||||
Capital | Shkodër | ||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy | ||||||||||
Government | Pashalik | ||||||||||
Pasha | |||||||||||
• 1757–1774 | Mehmed Bushati | ||||||||||
• 1774–1778 | Mustafa Bushati | ||||||||||
• 1778–1796 | Kara Mahmud Bushati | ||||||||||
• 1796–1810 | Ibrahim Bushati | ||||||||||
• 1810–1831 | Mustafa Sherifi Bushati | ||||||||||
Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||
• Established | 1757 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1831 | ||||||||||
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At its peak during the reign of Kara Mahmud Bushati the pashalik encompassed much of Albania, most of Kosovo, western Macedonia, southeastern Serbia and most of Montenegro. Up to 1830 the Pashalik of Shkodra controlled most of the above lands including Southern Montenegro.[3][4]