A bejtexhi (Albanian pronunciation:[bejted͡ʒi], lit.'couplet maker',[1][2] a compound of bejte [from Turkish beyit 'couplet', from Arabic بَيْتbayt] and -xhi [from Turkish -ci, occupational suffix]; plural: bejtexhinj[bejted͡ʒiɲ]) was a popular bard of the Muslim tradition in Ottoman Albania.[3] The genre of literature created by bejtexhinj in the 18th century prevailed in different cities of what is now Albania, Kosovo, Chameria as well as in religious centers.
The spread of the bejtexhinj was a product of two different significant factors. One factor was a demand in religious practices to write in Albanian and to free it from foreign influence. The other factor was the accretion of ideological pressure from Turkish rulers. The ruling Ottomans sought the submission of Albanians through the Muslim religion and culture. Albania rulers opened their own schools with many bejtexhinj in attendance.
A bejtexhi (Albanian pronunciation: [bejted͡ʒi], lit. 'couplet maker', a compound of bejte [from Turkish beyit 'couplet', from Arabic بَيْت bayt] and -xhi...
Sefer Daja (Tirana, 1897 - 1977) was an Albanian bejtexhi, popularised for his bayt poems in the volume Bejte nga Sefer Daja, written by Haxhi Deliu. He...
Shemimi of Fushë-Krujë or Baba Shemimi of Krujë, was an Albanian Bektashi bejtexhi and martyr. Originally a Sunni Muslim hodja and müderris (religious teacher)...
Hasan Zyko Kamberi was a distinguished bejtexhi (bard) writer of Albanian literature. He was born in the second half of the eighteenth century in Starje...
name include: Dalip Frashëri, 19th century Albanian Bektashi sheikh and bejtexhi Dalip Mehta, retired Indian diplomat Dalip Rana (born 1972), Indian professional...
years old. On his mother's side of the family, his great-grandfather was a Bejtexhi of the Bektashi Order, known as Hoxhë Dobi. Though he was born into a Muslim...
were a new kind of poems, mainly in Southern Albania. The most well-known bejtexhi was Muhamet Kyçyku (Çami), born in Konispol. He is the only poet in Albania...
(died 1835), born Tahir Skënderasi, was an Albanian Bektashi wali and bejtexhi. Tahir Babai took the nickname Nasibi (the fortunate one) after it was...
villages in the municipal unit is Frakull e Madhe. Nezim Frakulla famous bejtexhi "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February...
were a new kind of poems, mainly in Southern Albania. The most well-known bejtexhi was Muhamet Kyçyku (Çami), born in Konispol. He is the only poet in Albania...
Haxhi Ymer Kashari known also as Ymer Mustafa Kashari was an Albanian bejtexhi of the 18th century. Haxhi Ymer was born in Tirana in early 18th century...
his life. He was a contemporary and arguably less-important to the other bejtexhi Nezim Frakulla. Naibi was born in Berat, Sanjak of Berat, and part of the...
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