Rising from bandit leader to local ruler, Ali Pasha carved out a near-independent state within the Ottoman Empire in Albania and Greece at the end of the 18th century. This analysis of his career describes his role in world affairs during the Napoleonic Wars, and how he became both a byword for despotism and a force for change in the Ottoman world, which ultimately caused his downfall.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the life of a petty tyrant in an obscure corner of the Ottoman Empire became the stuff of legend. What propelled this cold-blooded archetype of Oriental despotism, grandly known as the Lion of Ioannina and the Balkan Napoleon, into the consciousness of Western rulers and the general public? This book charts the rise of Ali Pasha from brigand leader to a player in world affairs and, ultimately, to a gruesome end. Ali exploited the internal weakness of the Ottoman Empire to carve out his own de facto state in Albania and Western Greece. Although a ruthless tyrant guilty of cruel atrocities, his lavish court became an attraction to Western travellers, most famously Lord Byron, and his military prowess led Britain, Russia and France to seek his alliance during the Napoleonic Wars. His activities undermined the Sultan's authority and helped bring about the Greek War of Independence. Quentin and Eugenia Russell describe his remarkable life and military career as well as the enigmatic legacy he bequeathed in his homeland both as a nationalist hero and a tyrant, and further afield as inspiration for writers and artists of the Romantic movement.
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https://www.psbooks.co.uk/ali-pasha-lion-of-ioannina515707Ali Pasha: Lion of Ioanninahttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/515707_7eb83ce509f72b6d3e173aa90d9c7f8d.jpg10.9910.99GBPInStock/History/Non-Fiction/Highlights/History/Categories/Modern History/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Historical BiographiesRising from bandit leader to local ruler, Ali Pasha carved out a near-independent state within the Ottoman Empire in Albania and Greece at the end of the 18th century. This analysis of his career describes his role in world affairs during the Napoleonic Wars, and how he became both a byword for despotism and a force for change in the Ottoman world, which ultimately caused his downfall.Hardback00add-to-cartrrp_info:£25.00productId:59179bic_code:BG, HBJD, HBLL, HBWHBG, HBJD, HBLL, HBWH£25.00Eugenia Russell, Quentin RussellGeneral254x178mmPen & SwordNoHardbackEuropean
