Abstract
This study compiles documentary evidence from Latin and Ottoman archival sources between 1022 and 1866 that mention Albanians, Albanian regions, or Albanian speakers throughout the medieval and Renaissance periods. Drawing on official papal bulls, episcopal registers, Venetian and Ottoman administrative records, travel accounts, and diplomatic correspondence, the article traces how Albanians were identified, described, and situated in written sources over nearly nine centuries. By cataloguing specific entries — including ecclesiastical roles, civic affiliations, mercantile activities, and legal statuses — the work provides an empirical foundation for understanding the historical presence and socio-political roles of Albanians within Mediterranean and Balkan documentary traditions.
The papal bull of Pope Benedict VIII, dated September 27, 1022, grants Archbishop Vital Gozze of Dubrovnik (Epidaurum) the pallium, confirming his jurisdiction over Zahumlje, Serbia, and Travunia, as well as over the cities of Kotor, Antivari, and Dulcigno. Dated September 27 of 1022 and authored by Pope Benedikti VIII.
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
1166 – Albanians part of the consecration of the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor Description: Albanians part of the consecration of the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor. Dated June 16, 1166
Source: Historia Krajës (Facebook) – https://www.facebook.com/live.bambi
https://www.kotorskabiskupija.me/ususret-proslavi-850-te-obljetnice-posvete-katedrale-sv-tripuna/
1189 – Pala, bishop of Ulqin. Description: Document issued by Paul, the bishop of Dulcigno. Date: 1189
Source: https://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/751209.mphvor01.pdf (Rozana Vojvoda) Author: Paul, bishop of Dulcigno
1330 – Document compiled by the Archbishop of Antivari (Bar)
Date: 1330 – Document compiled by the Archbishop of Antivari (Bar) Description: 1330 – Document compiled by the Archbishop of Antivari
Source: Archives iconographiques du palais du Roure d’Avignon. Author: Guillelmus Adae (Guillaume Adam)
Notes:
“Acte écrit à Avignon au nom de Benoît XII par l’archevêque Antivari Guillelmus”
(Act written in Avignon in the name of Benoît XII by Archbishop of Antivari Guillelmus Adae” / “Act written in Avignon in the name of Benoît XII by Archbishop of Antivari Guillelmus Adae”
It is believed that the Archbishop of Antivari is also the author of the “Directorium ad passagium faciendum” where Albanians and the spoken and written Albanian language are mentioned.
1334 – Indulgence issued by 18 bishops
Description: Indulgence issued by 18 bishops, including the Archbishop of Antivari and the Bishop of Dulcigno. Date: June 24, 1334
Source: Ammar Tivari. https://www.monasterium.net/mom/IlluminierteUrkunden/1334-06-24_Klagenfurt/charter?q=Dulcigno
Original text:
1334-06-24, Avignon
Bishop’s Indulgence (18 Exhibitors) for the Burgkapelle zu Stein bei Oberdrauburg: Archbishop Guillelmus von Bar (Antibarensis) and Bishop Gorzias von Belluno-Feltre (Feltrensis) et Belunensis), Petrus von Monte Marano (Montismarani), Bonifatius von Krbava (Corbaviensis), Nikolaus von Karpathos (Scarpatensis), GerardusEpitensis [?], Alamannus von Soana (Suanensis), Thomas von Knin (Tiniensis), Johannes von Terralba (Terrealbensis), Guillelmus von Täbris (Taurisiensis), Philipp von Salona (Salonensis), Natusbene von Avellino (Avelini), Andreas von Coron (Coronensis), Vinzenz von Mariana (Maranensis) Lapidem super aqua Trub, Aquilegensis diocese) an besterminen Festtagen und – soweit gegeben – in der meglichkeit Oktav reumütig und nach Ablegung der Beichte besuchen und dort Morgen- und Abendmessen oder welchen Massfeierlichkeiten auch immer beiwohnen, und zwar an den Feiertagen aller Heiligen, denen in dieser Kapelle ein Altar geweiht ist, am Weihetag dieser Kapelle, zu Weihnachten, zu den Festen der Beschneidung und der Erscheinung des Herrn, am Karfreitag, zu Ostern, Christi Himmelfahrt, Pfingsten, am Dreifaltigkeitstag, zu Fronleichnam, am Kreuzauffindungstag, am Kreuzerhöhungstag, an allen Marienfeiertagen, am Feiertag des heiligen Archangel Michael, zu den Festen der Geburt und der Enthauptung des heiligen Johannes des Täufers, am Peter- und der Paulstag, zu allen Apostel- und Evangelistenfesten, an den Feiertagen des heiligen Stephan, des heiligen Laurenz, des heiligen Vinzenz, des heiligen Pankraz, des heiligen Martin, des heiligen Nikolaus, des heiligen Gregor, des heiligen Augustinus, des heiligen Ambrosius, des heiligen Hieronymus, der heiligen Maria Magdalena, der heiligen Katharina, der heiligen Margarete, der heiligen Cäcilie, der heiligen Lucia, der heiligen Agathe, der heiligen Agnes, der heiligen Dorothea, der 11 000 Jungfrauen, zu Allerheiligen, zu Allerseelen und an allen Sonntagen. Weiters wird all yenen Ablass gerätt, die den Priester beim Versehgang begeilten, die beim Abendläuten mit gebeugten Knien drei Ave Maria beten, die für den Bau, die Beleuchtung und die sonstige Ausstattung der Kapelle a …
1339 – Bishop of Ulqin
Description: The Bishop of Ulqin (Gracia of Dulcigno (Dulcinensis)) is mentioned in connection with donations for the renovation of the Tauber Bridge in Bronnbach in Bavaria. Dated: 1339
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1362 – Bishop of Shas, Peter
Description: The bishop of Shas (Suacium), Peter, is mentioned in the document issued together with 23 other bishops [see list of seals] where they grant the parish church of St. Mary in Dechbetten and the church of St. Rupert [parish church of Sankt Emmerams] 40 days of indulgence on the public holidays mentioned / The bishop of Shas (Suacium), Peter, is mentioned in the document issued together with 23 other bishops [see list of seals] where they grant the parish church of St. Mary in Dechbetten and the church of St. Rupert [parish church of Sankt Emmerams] 40 days of indulgences on the public holidays mentioned
Date/Dates: 16 March 1362 / March 16 1362
Sent by / Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
1388 – Gjergj II Ballsha grants privileges to Venetians living in Ulqin
Description: Gjergj II Ballsha, lord of Zeta (Zenta), grants privileges to Venetians living in Ulqin
Date: February 28, 1388
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Source: Venice, Archivio di Stato, Commemorialium 8, fol. 150, no. 353
1395 – George II Ballsha appoints ambassador to Venice
Description: George II Ballsha, lord of Zeta (Zenta), appoints friar Nicolaus Samarixiis, doctor of theology, and two other individuals as his ambassadors to the Venetian authorities.
Date: November 10, 1395
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Source: Venice, Archivio di Stato, Commemorialium 9, fol. 16v, no. 16- Listine IV, 350–351, no. 500; Acta Albaniae II, 145, no. 542 (excerpt); Acta Albaniae Veneta I–2, 297–298, no. 601.
1396 – George II Ballsha hands over Shkodra
Description: George II Ballsha writes from Dulcigno to the Doge of Venice that his forces have killed Radic Crnojeviq and that, in accordance with previous agreements, he has handed over the city of Shkodra to Venice
Data: May 31, 1396, in Ulqin
Source: Venice, Archivio di Stato, Commemorialium 9, fol. 22, no. 28
Author: George II Ballsha
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
1406 – Pacts of Ulqin
Description: Pacts of Ulqin (Patti di Dolcigno) – pact between Venice and Ulqin
Date: 1406
Source: The Venetian Works of defence between 15th and 17th centuries, UNESCO world heritage list
Author: Marino Caravello
16th century – Martino Segono, Catholic Bishop of Ulqin
Description: Manuscript from the Correr Museum in Venice where Martino Segono, catholic bishop of Ulqin (bishop from March 20, 1482) is mentioned.
Date: September 28, 1595 can be found at the end of the manuscript
Source: Museo Correr Library
https://www.europeana.eu/bg/item/2023813/Generale_ricerca_AnteprimaManoscritto_html_codiceMan_31199
1513 – Governor of Ulqin, Andrea Marcello
Description: The decision of the Doge of Venice to appoint Andrea Marcello governor of Ulqin
Date: August 8, 1513
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Source:https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/10518858PDF: https://collections.library.yale.edu/pdfs/10518858.pdfPDF: http://pdf.arkiva.me/Dokumente/1513/1513-D-08-08-Ulqin-governor-guvernatori.pdfAuthor: Leonardo Loredan
http://www.arkiva.meNotes:One of the few surviving documents of the history of Ulqin from the beginning of the 16th century (1513).
This is the decision issued by the Doge of Venice, Leonardo Loredan, on August 8, 1513, appointing Andrea Marcello as governor of Ulqin. The document contains the duties, obligations and numerous instructions regarding the position. That Venice took corruption seriously is also shown by the fact that the governor and members of his family are forbidden from any trade dealing.
Some other interesting restrictions, apparently intended to reduce the personal influence of the governor, are:
- he is appointed for a two-year term
- he is not allowed to give a speech
- he is not allowed to employ anyone without permission
- he can only display his coat of arms in one place in the Castle
- he is not allowed to sleep outside the Ulqin Castle at any night (penalty of 5 ducats)
- he is not allowed to mourn (except for a week for parents, wife or children)
- every punishment and fine must be recorded
etc
The document is a combination of Latin and Venetian dialect. The first page has the winged lion of St. Mark, who has one foot on land and one in the sea and stands in front of the Ulqin Castle. At the bottom of the page is the family coat of arms of the future governor Marcello.
Noel Malcolm also talks about this document in his book “Agents of Empire”.
Original text: Yale University Library
Description
Title
Venetian document.
Published / Created
1513
Publication Place
Italy (Venice),
Abstract
Manuscript on parchment of a Ducale issued in the name of Leonardo Loredan, doge of Venice (1438-1521), giving instructions to Andrea Marcello as Governor of Dulcigno. The document is dated August 8, 1513, and signed by “Victor Blanchus Secretaryius,” the same individual who signed Beinecke MS 104, a Venetian ducale dated 1515. On ff. 12v-13r is a directive from the Venetian Council of the X, signed by Rafael Iordannis, regarding Andrea Marcello, captain of Dulcingo, and the payment of custom duties; followed by an annual and quarterly outline of salaries owed, in a different but contemporary hand, signed Zune (Giovanni) Spineli [?].
1533 – Sultan Suleiman I orders to stop harassment of Ulqin traders in Shkodra
Description: Sultan Suleiman I (Suleiman the Magnificent) orders to stop harassment of Ulqin’s traders in Shkodra
Date: 11-19/09/1533
Source: Archivio Di Stato di Venezia
Author: Ottoman Empire
Notes:
From original’s description. Document data. Identification. Document number: 303. Date. Initial date: 11/09/1533. Final date: 19/09/1533. Alternate date: end of the moon of Safer 940. Note: date tradotta in anno Domini more comune. Date topic: Constantinople. Sender: Süleyman I
Description The Venetian ambassador [Tommaso Contarini] si è lamentato delle vessazioni cui soggetti i mercanti di Dulcigno che vengono a trafficare a Scutari per opera di alcuni voivoda, subaşı e altri, come per esempio un certo Hüseyin bin Hamza (nella trad. «son of Cara Mosè»). Moreover, contrariamente alle capitolazioni, cittadini veneti verrebbero imprigionati invece dei debtori insolventi o rei contumaci. Il sultano ordina di porre fine a tali abusi.
dimension
Base mm: 210. Altezza mm: 560. Lingua: Ottoman
Da: I “documenti turchi” dell’Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Inventario della miscellanea a cura di Maria Pia Pedani, Rome, 1994, pag. 81
1554 (1497) – Arnold von Harff’s Dictionary
Description: Arnold von Harff’s dictionary (year 1554 copy of the original work, here are two pages from Arnold von Harff’s travelogue in which 26 words, 8 phrases and twelve numbers in Albanian and their meanings in German are given)
Data/Date: 1554
Source/Source: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/9eb27b9a-6d1b-40b3-97db-fda64e5a2ab9/surfaces/87aee23f-bb38-4b23-b442-44aa2c6bf958/
Author: –
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
D.B.
Notes:
http://www.albanianhistory.net/1497_Harff/index.html
1557 – Doge Lorenzo Priuli elects count and captain of Ulqin
Description: Commission of the doge Lorenzo Priuli and Domenico Priuli elected count and captain of Ulqin / Commission of the doge Lorenzo Priuli and Domenico Priuli elected count and captain of Dulcigno.
Date: 17.02.1557
Source: Nuova Biblioteca Manoscritta – https://www.nuovabibliotecamanoscritta.it/Generale/ricerca/AnteprimaManoscritto.html?codiceMan=44386&fbclid=IwAR0NO9QDiJH_BsEm_mfjD7K8Kuk1hOxlnzf1mrjXtcOPVJ3iwxwEeUHypW0
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Author: Lorenzo Priuli
1570 – Report of the conquest of Ulqin, Tivar and Budva
PDF: https://pdf.arkiva.me/Dokumente/1570/1570-PDF-D-Vatikan-Raporti-i-pushtimit-Ulqin-Tivar-Budva.pdf
Përskrimi/Description: Raporti i pushtimit të Ulqin, Tivar dhe Budva nga Turqit / The report of the conquest of Dulcigno, Antivari and Budua by the Turks
Data/Date: 1570
Burimi/Source: Bibloteka Apostolike e Vatikanit / Vatican Apostolic Library
Dërguar nga / Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Autori/Author: D.B.
1571 – The Conquest of Ulqin and Tivar
Description: Beylerbey of Rumelia (Balkan), Hysejn Pasha sends a letter where he says that he cannot fire more than 4 cannons and that there is a great need for gunpowder and cannonballs. In order to take Ulqin and Tivar, orders were given to include and form alliances with the Albanians already occupied by Turks
Data/Date: 1571
Source: Twitter – Atdhe Thaci
Author/Author: –
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
1670 – Sultan Mehmed IV orders the beg of Shkodra to put an end to the piracy of the Ulqin.
The letter is a translation by Venetian authorities as the order is a result of complaints of the Venetian ambassador Alvise Molin regarding the pirates of Ulqin. / Sultan Mehmed IV orders the beg of Shkodra to put an end to the piracy of the Ulqin. The letter is a translation by Venetian authorities as the order is a result of complaints of the Venetian ambassador Alvise Molin regarding the pirates of Ulqin.
Date/Dates: 18/08/1670
Source/Source: Archivio di Stato di Venezia
Author/Author: –
Notes:
From the Archives of Venice:
Identification
Document number: 1537
Dates
Initial date: 18/08/1670
Final date: 27/08/1670
Other dates: inizio della luna di rebiyülahır 1081
Note: date tradotta in anno Domini more comune
It was sending
Sender: Mehmed IV
Recipient
Qualification: bey di Scutari
Descrizione In seguito a lagnanze dell’ambasciatore Alvise Molin, il sultano ordina di porre fine alle piraterie della gente di Dulcigno.
Referimento alla traduzione: traduzione
Lingua: Italiano
Translator: Giacomo Tarsia
Altre fonti documentarie ASVe, Commemoriali, Registro XXIX, n. 63 (copy)
Da: I “documenti turchi” dell’Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Inventario della miscellanea a cura di Maria Pia Pedani, Rome, 1994, pag. 420
1671 – Slaves / captives held by Ulqin pirates and request for collection of aid for their release
Date: 1671
Source: –
Author: –
Order against the pirate Ali Hoxha Ulqinaku
Description: Order regarding the prevention of the Ulqinaku from engaging in piracy, the confiscation of pirate ships, the return of goods looted by the pirates and the prevention and capture of the pirate named Ülgünlü Ali Hoca (Ali Hoxha Ulqinaku) from operating under the flag of Oxhak (Oxhak of Algeria).
Date: –
Author: –
Source: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi – BOA. A. DVN. DVE. d. 018/6 hkm. 201.
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Date added: 02.06.24 (ddmmvv – ddmmyy)
1725 – Order to capture Ali Hoxha of Dulcigno
Description: Order to capture Ali Hoxha of Dulcigno
Date: 23-31 May 1725
Author: –
Source: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı , BOA, A.DVNS.MHM.d, 132/1051, Evâsıt-ı N. 1137 (23-31 Mayıs 1725)
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Date added: 06.08.2024 (ddmmvv – ddmmyy)
http://www.arkiva.me
D.B.
Translation/Essay in Albanian:
Decree to the Beylerbey and Dayı of Tripoli, the Agha of the Janissaries and other officers:
It is decreed to you that Ali Hoxha Ulqinaku, known as a bandit and a source of unrest and corruption, together with his brother and some companions, attacked and captured a ship belonging to the English, who are in a state of peace and friendship with my eternal and high state. They took the goods on board, killed the captain and all the crew of the said ship, attacked the ship of a captain named Franca in the port of Vlora and took 800 gold coins and other items from him, among other similar acts of unrest and banditry against the imperial treaty.
When I appointed and sent officials with my high orders to capture him, he fled and was not captured. Now, this said bandit has gone to Tripoli, has infiltrated your organization, and continues his evil deeds by attacking the Franks and other protected people, inciting and provoking your people, and engaging in undesirable actions. If this corrupt individual remains in the said border region, it is clear and obvious that he will cause various disturbances and disturbances, leading to disorder and problems for the city and its inhabitants.
Therefore, since it is necessary that this corrupt individual be removed from the said border region in order to prevent disturbances and disturbances, and to carry out the punishment required by the sacred law for the disturbances and banditry that he has committed, against the sacred law and the imperial treaty, it is decreed that the said bandit be arrested and delivered to Mustafa Pasha, the admiral of the fleet, who is currently my vizier. He should be delivered in chains and brought to my high capital as a prisoner. Be very careful not to show any consent or permission against this decree.
I have ordered this. Mid-N sene 1137 [23-31 May 1725].
Order against the piracy of the Ulqin people
Description: Order not to allow the people of Dulcigno to engage in piracy, neither under their flag nor under that of Oxhak (Oxhak of Algeria). The order is a consequence of the agreement with Venice. / Order not to allow the people of Dulcigno to engage in piracy, neither under their flag nor under that of Oxhak (Oxhak of Algeria). The order is a consequence of the agreement with Venice.
Date/Date: –
Author/Author: –
Source/Source: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi, A. DVN. DVE. d. 018/6 hkm. 101.
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Date added: 31.05.2024 (ddmmvv – ddmmyy)
Ulqin pirates with the Oxhak flag
Description: Order forbidding the Oxhak flag (Oxhak of Algeria) to be used in piracy against Venetian ships. This is after reports that the captains of Ulqin take the Oxhak flag in Tripoli and use it during pirate actions.
Date: –
Author: –
Source: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi – BOA. A. DVN. DVE. d. 018/6 hkm. 1069
Sent by / Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Added on / Date added: 03.06.24 (ddmmvv – ddmmyy)
D.B.
Note: Ülgün’den bazi gemi reislerinin Trablusgarb’a gipt Ocak bagrağı alarak
korsanliga çıkıp Venedik tüccar gemilerine saldırması, Korsanların bu ınızılarınin
engellenmesi ve Devleti Aliyye tabilerenden biri Ocak bagyra almak için Ocaklara
giderse kat’a bayrak verilmemesine dair hüküm.
1740 – Oath of the captains of the Ulqin ships
Description: Oath of the captains of the Dulcigno ships that they will not act contrary to the agreement made with the Venetians
Date: 1740
Author: –
Source: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi C..HR..72 3598
Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Date added: 26.05.24 (ddmmvv – ddmmyy)
1757 – Report of the robbery in Athens – The pirates of Ulqin plunder Venice
Description: (Turkish document translated in Venice) Report of the robbery of the Venetian Paolo by captains Ibrahim and Hasan and 150 pirates from Ulqin at the port of Arder near Athens
Dates: 08/28/1757
Turkish Date – 12 zilhicce 1170
Source: State Archives of Venice
Author: –
Related document: https://www.arkiva.me/Dokumente-dhe-Artikuj/Dokumente-Documents/i-89fMX47/A
Notes/Notes:
From the original in Venetian Archives
Dates
Initial date: 08/28/1757
Another dating: 12 Zilhicce 1170
Notes: dates translated into anno Domini more comune
It was sending
Sender: Mustafa
Qualification: Kadi of Athens
I’lâm typology
Description: The Venetian Paolo was robbed by the Tripolitan captains Ibrahim and Hasan, along with one hundred and fifty Dulcignotti, in the port of Arder near Athens. They forced their way into the customs house and the house of the French and Venetian consul Lonzon, where Paolo had stored his ship’s goods. A message was sent to the captain, but they refused to obey. Paolo then requested that an inspection be carried out to take note of the stolen goods. This was carried out by the voivode of Athens and the commander of the inhabitants of Porto. It was found that what was said was true, and a list was drawn up with the seal [of the Kadi of Athens] (b. 1922).
Translation reference: translation
Language: Italian
Translator: Antonio Navon
From: The “Turkish Documents” of the State Archives of Venice. Inventory of the Miscellany edited by Maria Pia Pedani, Rome, 1994, p. 528
1757 – The bailiff seeks compensation for the damage caused by the Ulqn in the port of Arder near Athens
Description: The bailiff seeks compensation from Dulcignotti for the injured party (related to the document – https://www.arkiva.me/Dokumente-dhe-Artikuj/Dokumente-Documents/i-PBch88w/A
Data/Date: 1757
Source/Source: Archivio di Stato di Venezia
Author/Author: –
Notes:
From the original description of the document
Dati scheda
Identificazione
Numero documento: 1923
Datazione
Data iniziale: 1757
Note: Data critica (without date)
It was sending
Qualification: bailo veneto
Typology Arz
Descrizione Il bailo chiede giustizia per l’incidente di cui he nn. 1920-1922. The damaged person could come risarcito con le payge dei dulcignotti da molto tempo sospese.
Lingua: Italiano
Da: I “documenti turchi” dell’Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Inventario della miscellanea a cura di Maria Pia Pedani, Rome, 1994, pag. 529
1759 – Captain Rexhep from Ulqin attacks the ship of Captain Nicolo Dabovich from Perast near the port of Alexandria
Description:
The captain claims to have set sail from Alexandria, Egypt, for Smyrna with his pinco, carrying a safe conduct issued by the Pasha of Tripoli. Not far from Alexandria, he was attacked, and while he was preparing to defend himself, he was ordered to surrender with a few cannon shots. He then raised the white flag, ready to display the safe conduct, but the other ship, commanded by Receb of Dulcigno, whose xebec had previously been burned by Venetian ships, attacked him with cannon and musket fire.
Seeing this behavior, believing it was not a privateer, he defended himself by shooting. The battle continued until evening, when the attacker fled as darkness had fallen. Two days later, having gone to Rhodes to inquire about his attacker, he saw him tacking offshore. He then went to the French consul [Rozan], who protects all Europeans, to tell him what had happened and have the captain arrested.
The consul did his best and promised that Receb, who was not authorized to be a privateer, would be arrested. But the musellim did not keep his promise and protected the bandit. The writer then suggested that the French consul procure an i’lâm, regardless of expense, to obtain justice from the Porte.
This document will be delivered by the consul, accompanied by Captain Dabovich’s scribe. Postscript: Since Receb has already left Rhodes, neither the consul nor the scribe will visit the ambassador, but only the captain.
Language: Italian
Tradition: Copy
Packaging: In shirt no. 1937
From: The “Turkish documents” of the State Archives of Venice. Inventory of the miscellany edited by Maria Pia Pedani, Rome, 1994, p. 533
Description: Rexhep from Ulqin attacks the ship from Perast. The captain of the ship Nicolo Dabovich writes to the ambassador Francesco Foscari / Rexhep from Ulqin attacks the ship from Perast. The captain of the ship Nicolo Dabovich writes to the ambassador Francesco Foscari
1768 – Sultan Mustafa III stops piracy in Ulqin
Description: Decree of Sultan Mustafa III to stop piracy sent to the governor of Rumelia (Balkans), Dulcigno (tur. Ulgun) and other surrounding cities. The decree is a consequence of the actions and damages caused by the pirates of Ulqin against Venetian ships that were engaged in the transport and sale of tobacco, especially in the Port of Durrës / Sultan Mustafa III’s decree to stop piracy sent to the governor of Rumelia (Balkans), Dulcigno (tur. Ulgun) and other surrounding cities. The decree is a consequence of the actions and damages caused by the pirates of Dulcigno against the Venetian ships that were engaged in the transport and sale of tobacco, especially at the Port of Durrës
Date/Dates: 1768
Author/Author: Sultan Mustafa III / Sultan Mustafa III
Source: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi,TS.MA.e 889/23 Hijri H-06-10-1182
Sent by / Submitted by: Ammar Tivari
Added on / Date added: 24.05.24 (ddmmyy – ddmmyy)
1866 (1942) – The Sultan orders the exemption of taxes in Krajë
Description: Order of Sultan Abdyl Azisi sent to the Sanjak of the Finance Directorate of Shkodra, for the exemption from the taxes of the province of Kraja, dating from the Ottoman year 1282 (1866) translated by the notary Dr. Eduard Suma on 15 July 1942.
From the entire Empire, the Sultan decided to exempt the inhabitants of Kraja from taxes, taking into account the attacks in the west of Kraja and at the same time evaluating the people of Kranjan as “the mentioned people” taking into account the history and contribution of this people until then. / Order of Sultan Abdyl Azisi sent to the Sanjak of the Finance Directorate of Shkodra, for the exemption from the taxes of the province of Kraja, dating from the Ottoman year 1282 (1866) translated by the notary Dr. Eduard Suma on July 15, 1942.
From the entire Empire, the Sultan decided to exempt the inhabitants of the Kraja from taxes, considering the attacks in the west of the Kraja, and at the same time he appreciated the Krajans as a “mentioned people”, taking into account the history and contribution of this people until then.
Date/Dates: (1866) 1942
Author/Author: –
Burimi/Source: History of the Region (Facebook) – https://www.facebook.com/live.bambi
Added on / Date added: 18.07.24 (ddmmyy – ddmmyy)
References and sources
Material gathered from Arkiva.me
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