Yakup Bey Muzaka
Ottoman governor of Albania in 1437 and 1441–42 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yakup Bey (Albanian: Jakup Beu; fl. 1437 – September 1442) was the sanjak-bey of Albania in 1437.
Jakup Muzaka Bey | |
|---|---|
| Born | (now Albania) |
| Died | September 1442 Ialomița River (now Romania) |
| Allegiance | (Ottoman Empire) |
| Years of service | fl. 1437–42 |
| Rank | sanjak-bey |
| Battles / wars | Battle at the Ialomița River |
| Relations | Teodor III Muzaka (father) |
Life
Jakup was born into the Albanian noble Muzaka family. During the revolt staged by his father, Teodor III Muzaka,[1] he was replaced by Hadım Şehabeddin (sanjak-bey until 1439),[2] then served again in 1441–42,[3] when in 1441 Përmet was annexed to the sanjak of Albania, Yakup Bey is mentioned as its sanjakbey.[4] He remained on the position of the sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Albania until September 1442[5] when he was killed in action along with 16 other sanjak-beys under the command of Hadım Şehabeddin (since 1439 the beylerbey of the Rumelia Eyalet[2]) at the battle near the Ialomița River against Christian forces under Janos Hunyadi.[6]
Descendants
Through Murat of Këlcyrë, who was the great-grandfather of Ali Pasha of Ioannina and grandfather of Veli Bey of Tepelena, Ali Pasha was a descendant of Jakup Muzaka.[7]
References
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