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Zhuj Selmani[edit]

Zhuj Selmani (c. 1844-1875) was an Albanian freedom fighter and an early propnent of the Albanian National Awekening. He was born in in the village of Koshutan Zhuji, Rugova in 1844. He was the son of Selman Muca. He was one of the leaders of the albanian resistance against the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Montenegro. In 1878 the Congress of Berlin decided to give Montenegro the primary Albanian regions of Nikšić, Podgorica, Bar, Plav and Gusinje. (back then the Ottoman Empire) The Albanians responded with armed resistance. Zhuj Selmani fought for 10 years in his tower which was called the tower of Sheremeti (Albanian: Kulla e Sheremetit). Surronunded by Montengrin forces in in his tower, he blew it up, killing himself and many of the enemy soldiers.

Early life Zhuj Selmani was born in a time when only a few years had passed by three major events for the National Movement in Albania: The Massacre of Monastir, when the Ottomans cut in trust 500 prominent men of Toskerië (1830), the Bushati family of Shkodra ruling Albania for nearly one century (1831) and the famous uprising of Hamze Kazazi (1834). During this time, the Rugova and Kelmendi tribes continued to struggle for freedom. This happened during the uprising of 1835-1837 but after it failed, a part of the Rugova tribe moved to Srem, in Vojvodina. When Zhuj Selmani was born, the Principality of Serbia, with its prime miniter Ilija Garašanin, had been planning for a Greater Serbia. This at the expense Albania, but also on other parts of the Balkans, which gained major support from Serbian politicians and the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The partition of albania After some years, Zhuj Selmani joined the regular military service in Albania and continued the struggle for freedom, while Russia, Serbia and Greece was planning for a partition of Albania. It was a known project of Russia, in 1866, for the division of Albania where half of it would join with Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the other half with Thessalia and Ioannina. Two years later, in 1868, Russia changed the project so that it would give the Albanian port of Durres to Serbia and the rest below to Greece. Meanwhile, the Ottoman authorities continued with multiple tax collection in the occupied Albania from Vergija with market fees, police fees etc. The Rugova tribe was in a bad condition, and the conflict along the border with the Kingdom of Montenegro, was heavy.

Last fight In 1878, Montenegrin forces attacked Zhuj Selmani and his friends in their tower. After many attacks and being surrounded tightly after many sieges, Zhuj Selmani was severly injured. When hearing upon that the Montenegrins were planning on taking them alive to Cettinje, he fired upon the gunpowder in the tower, killing himself and many of the Montenegrin forces.

Oral sources reportedly said that Zhuj Selmani stayed in his tower for about 10 years. During this time, he often played the Lahuta, usually singing of the heroic acts of his predecessors. Zhuj Selmani managed to give his friends courage to resist when the Montenegrins attacked. Other oral sayings state that Zhuj Selmani was as brave as he was handsome. He was around 30 years old and not married. Zhuj Selmani is one of the most famous Albanian heroes, and there is a statue of him in Pejë, Kosovo. After his sacrifice, many Albanian women used to sing melodies where they wished that their children would grow up to be as brave as Zhuj Selmani. Many Albanian boys are named after Zhuj Selmani, and there are many songs written about his heroism.

Sources[edit]

Albanian Radio Source http://www.radiokosovaelire.com/?nav=70,2&id=14011
Albanian Newspaper article http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/ne-peje-u-perurua-shtator

ja-e-zhuj-selmanit-2-38433.html

Malsia.eu http://www.malsia.eu/Rugova.htm

{{Persondata | NAME = Selmani, Zhuj | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Albanian fighter | DATE OF BIRTH = 1844 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Kushtan, Rugova, Vilayet of Kosovo | DATE OF DEATH = 1877 | PLACE OF DEATH = Peje }}

Category:1844 births Category:1877 deaths Category:19th-century Albanian people Category:People from Rugova, Kosovo Category:Activists of the Albanian National Awakening

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