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Hamza Zenevisi

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Hamza Zenevisi
Hamza Zenebishi

Sanjakbey
Born14th century
Zagori, Albania
AllegianceOttoman Empire
Years of service1456 - 1460
RelationsGjon Zenebishi (father)
Lady Bua Shpata (mother)

Hamza Zenebishi or Amos Sarbissa (Albanian: Hamza Zenebishi) (fl.1456–60), was an Ottoman official of Albanian origin who served as the Sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Mezistre (named after its capital, Mystras).

Life

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He was born to the Zenebishi, a Christian Albanian noble family from the Zagori region, in modern southern Albania.[1] He was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court after his family submitted to the Sultan and converted to Islam.

In 1459, Hamza defeated the forces of the Despots of the Morea besieging Patras.[2] In 1460, following the Ottoman conquest of the Morea, Hamza became the Sanjak-Bey of the Sanjak of Mezistre.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Elsie, Robert (24 December 2012). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. p. 501. ISBN 978-1-78076-431-3.
  2. ^ Pitcher, Donald Edgar (1972). An Historical Geography of the Ottoman Empire: From Earliest Times to the End of the Sixteenth Century. Brill Archive. p. 86. GGKEY:4CFA3RCNXRP.
  3. ^ Osmanlı tarihi. Türk Tarih Kurumu. 1983. p. 62. İskender'in yeğeni olan bu Hamza Kastriyota ile yine Arnavut senyörlerinden Gin Zenibisi'nin oğlu olup Osmanlı devleti hizmetinde bulunara 1460'da Mora'da Mizistra sancakbeyliği etmiş olan Hamza Zenebisi'yi birbirine karıştır mamalıdır.