Editing History of Albania (section)

=== League of Prizren ===
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[[File:Kompleksi Monumental i Lidhjes Shqiptare të Prizrenit 9384n.jpg|230px|thumb|right|The [[League of Prizren]] building in [[Prizren]] from inside the courtyard.]]

In the second quarter of the 19th century, after the fall of the [[Albanian pashalik]]s and the [[Massacre of the Albanian Beys]], an [[Albanian National Awakening]] took place and many revolts against the Ottoman Empire were organized. These revolts included the [[Albanian Revolts of 1833–1839]], the [[Albanian Revolt of 1843–1844|Revolt of 1843–44]], and the [[Albanian Revolt of 1847|Revolt of 1847]]. A culmination of the Albanian National Awakening was the League of Prizren. The league was formed at a meeting of 47 Ottoman beys in [[Prizren]] on 18 June 1878. An initial position of the league was presented in a document known as [[Kararname (League of Prizren)|Kararname]]. Through this document Albanian leaders emphasized their intention to preserve and maintain the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans by supporting the [[Sublime Porte|porte]], and "to struggle in arms to defend the wholeness of the territories of Albania".  In this early period, the League participated in battles against Montenegro and successfully wrestled control over Plav and Gusinje after brutal warfare with Montenegrin troops.  In August 1878, the [[Congress of Berlin]] ordered a commission to determine the border between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and [[Principality of Montenegro|Montenegro]].  Finally, the [[Great power|Great Powers]] blockaded Ulcinj by sea and pressured the Ottoman authorities to bring the Albanians under control. Albanian diplomatic and military efforts were successful in wresting control of Epirus, however some lands were still ceded to Greece by 1881.

The League's founding figure [[Abdyl Frashëri]] influenced the League to demand autonomy and wage open war against the Ottomans.  Faced with growing international pressure "to pacify" the refractory Albanians, the sultan dispatched a large army under [[Dervish Turgut Pasha]] to suppress the League of Prizren and deliver Ulcinj to Montenegro. The League of Prizren's leaders and their families were arrested and deported. Frashëri, who originally received a death sentence, was imprisoned until 1885 and exiled until his death seven years later.  A similar league was established in 1899 in Peja by former League member [[Haxhi Zeka]]. The league ended its activity in 1900 after an armed conflict with the Ottoman forces. Zeka was assassinated by a Serbian agent Adem Zajmi in 1902.
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