Xhelal Pasha Zogolli

Xhelal Pasha Zogu
Hereditary Governor of Mati
BornMat (municipality)
DiedVienna, Austria-Hungary
SpouseRuhijé Hanem
Issue
HouseZogu
FatherMahmud Pasha Zogolli
ReligionIslam

Xhelal Pasha Zogolli or Celal Pasha Zogolli was an Albanian bey and hereditary governor of Mati who founded the dynasty that would eventually produce King Zog I. As head of a feudal landowning family with authority over the Mati region, he participated in the Montenegrin War of 1852-53 and later attempted a local rebellion against Ottoman rule following a visit to Russia.

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