by Asllan Hasanaj. Translation Petrit Latifi

The Tower of the Bekëhasani family of Lower Ratish was rebuilt after every war. It was the base of the Albanian Kachak movement for centuries, and is now called the Tower of Asllan Hasanaj. It was burned by the Ottomans in 1909, by Serbia in 1918 and by the Yugoslavs in 1944 and lastly in 1998 it shelled and burned by the Serbian Cetniks paramilitaries.

Idriz and Cakë Bekë Hasanaj

Idriz Bekë Hasanaj was killed by the Serbian commander of the gendarmerie Ristiq Brajeviqi (Ristic Brajevic) in 1924 in Qafë i Lipoc
Radoniq of Gjakova.

In 1943 Rexhep Cakë Hasanaj fought against the Cetniks and Serbo-Macedonians in Tetova killing many of the invaders. Aamong the killed was also Ristiq Brajeviqi, the Qetnik who killed Idriz Beka.
and by the Kosovo communists Fadil Hoxha.

Martyrs from the family

Idriz Bekë Hasanaj killed in 1924.
and 6 Martyrs
Isusf Ramadan Ukaj killed in 1998
Sadri Ramadan Ukaj killed in 1998.
Azem Ramadan Ukaj killed in 1998
Gëzim Qazim Ademaj killed in 1999
Isuf Selmon Hasanaj killed in 1999
Dervish Sylë Sylaj killed in 1999.

Memorial for the martyrs in the village.

The tower demolished by Serbs, 1998.

Sources

Faton Mehmetaj, Article published in the magazine “Zgjimi” – Deçan, No. 12, August 1994.