Global InformationZhuj Selmani information
Zhuj Selmani | |
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 Zhuj Selmani | |
| Born | c. 1844 Koshutan near Peja, Vilayet of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1875 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Occupation | Fighter |
| Years active | 1865-1875 |
| Known for | Refusing to surrender to the Montenegrin forces led by Mark Milani (Marko Miljanov) |
| Family | Kaje Gale Selmani |
Zhuj Selmani (c. 1844-1875) was an Albanian partisan and an early proponent of the Albanian National Awakening. He was one of the leaders of the Albanian resistance against the Kingdom of Montenegro.[1] At the beginning of the Great Eastern Crisis Albanians responded with armed resistance. Zhuj Selmani fought from his tower house (kulla) known as the tower of Sheremeti (Albanian: Kulla e Sheremetit). Surrounded by Montenegrin forces in his tower, he blew it up, killing himself and many of the enemy soldiers.
- ^ Krasniqi, Mark (1984). Lugu i Baranit: Monografi etno-gjeografike [Baran valley: Ethno-geographic monograph]. Akadamia e Shkencave dhe e Artave e Kosovës. p. 99.