Jakup Ferri

Jakup Ferri
Born ca. 1832
Ottoman Empire
Died 4 December 1879
Novšiće, Principality of Montenegro
Nationality Ottoman
Years active 1850–79
Known for Member of the Prizren League and leader of pro-Ottoman irregulars

Jakup Ferri or Feri (Serbo-Croatian: Jakup Ferović; 1832–1879) was a leader of pro-Ottoman irregulars from Plav and member of the nationalist Albanian League of Prizren. Together with many other fighters from Gjakova, they assassinated the Ottoman leader Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1878. He led the pro-Ottoman irregulars from Plav in 1879 in the Battle of Novšiće against Montenegrin forces, and was killed in the battle.

Family

According to some Serbian language sources Jakup Ferri came from the Šabović–Ferović family, and they were Islamized Serbs.[1][2] The Šabović family originated from the Krivodoljani brotherhood of Kuči,[2] and had been a notable Ottoman family living near Nevesinje, Sanjak of Herzegovina (modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina) where they had their fortress and estates, until 1875 with the outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising, when they lost all their possessions and moved to Plav.[3] According to Montenegrin Ethnic Association of Australia Jakup adopted the patronymic Ferović (son of Fero), and his descendants are known with that surname.[4]

Jakup had five sons: Haso, Ago, Medo, Emin and Omer. According to Alex Buda, Jakup's son Hasan Ferri (1860–1946) fought together with his father in this battle.[5]

Battle of Novšiće

Main article: Battle of Novšiće

He was an active insurgent against the Montenegrin annexation of Plav and Gusinje after 1878. He joined the League of Prizren,[6] established after the Congress of Berlin (1878) that ceded Plav and Gusinje to Montenegro. Together with many other fighters from Gjakova, they assassinated the Ottoman leader Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1878.

In the Autumn of 1879 notables of Plav and Gusinje established the Committee of National Salvation. The first order of the Committee was to send Jakup Ferri to visit neighboring Albanian tribes to offer them an alliance. It was also decided that Ferri will carry all income of Plav vaqif to pay to Albanian chieftains to accept this alliance.[7] Ali Pasha of Gusinje, the leader of the League, appointed him commander for the defence of Plav. He commanded his forces in the retreat from the Montenegrin assaults and managed to cut off the Montenegrins when they counter-attacked. Jakup Ferri fell at the beginning of the Battle of Novšiće,[8] which ended in a victory for the League.

Legacy

Jakup became a hero of the epic poetry of Bosniaks together with Ali Paša of Gusinje.[9] Albanian epic poetry also mentions the Battle of Novšiće and Jakup Ferri in The Highland Lute.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Brastvo. 30. Društvo sv. Save. 1939. p. 121. У Плаву чувене су куће мухамеданских Срба: Медуњана, Шеовића, Луковића, Шабовића или Феровића.
  2. 1 2 Годишњица Николе Чупића. 32. Штампа Државне штампарије Краљевине Југославије. 1913. p. 346.
  3. ↑ Gračanički glasnik: časopis za kulturnu istoriju Gračanice i njene okoline. Monos. 2003. p. 43.
  4. ↑ "F". Montenegrin Ethnic Association of Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2016. Ferovići su ogranak Šabovića, iz plemena su Kuč, predak Jakup Ferov Šabović, se prozvao Jakup Ferović koji je poginuo u bitci na Noksiću 1879 godine. Islamske su vjere.
  5. ↑ Buda, Alex (1985). Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 261. FERRI Hasan (1860-1946). Luftëtar dhe udhëheqës i shquar popullor nga Plava. Mori pjesë aktive përkrah të atit, Jakup Ferrit, në betejat e zhvilluara për mbrojtjen e Plavës e të Gucisë më 1879-1880. Ishte përfaqësues i Plavës e i Gucisë në ...
  6. ↑ Studime filologjike. 34. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dje i Letërsisë. 1980. p. 105. sic ishin Haxhi Mulla Jaha e Jakup Feri...
  7. ↑ Šabotić, Izet (2015). "Odluke Berlinskog Kongresa u svjetlu Gusinjsko-Plavske afere (1878-1880)". Historijska Misao. Društvo Historičara Tuzlanskog Kantona, Odsjek za historiju Filozofskog Fakulteta Univerziteta u Tuzli. 1: 73. : "Prva odluka novoformiranog Komiteta odnosila se na slanje Jakupa Ferovića među susjedna albanska plemena da ih obavijesti o opasnostima koje su se nadvile nad Plavom i Gusinjem, o odluci naroda ovih karajeva da brane ove domove i da se albanskim prvacima u ime građana ovih krajeva ponudi savez o zajedničkoj odbrani, prihvatajući smještaj i ishranu njihovih dobrovoljaca. Uz to, odlučeno je da Jakup Ferović ponese sa sobom sva raspoloživa novčana sredstva plavskog vakufa koja su se odnosila na sakupljene prihode po osnovu korištenja ispaše na plavskim planinama, koja su bila dosta značajna, te da sa ovim sredstvima nagradi albanske prvake kako bi ih lakše privolio da prihvate ovu saradnju."
  8. ↑ Prilozi - Institut za istoriju. Institut za istoriju. p. 68. Још у почетку погинули су истакнути организатори покрета Јакуб Феровић и Омер Башулевић, који је носио заставу (барјак Плавски).
  9. ↑ Kujundžić, Enes (1997). Usmena epika Bošnjaka. Svjetlost. p. 136.
  10. ↑ Fishta, Gjergj; Elsie, Robert; Mathie-Heck, Janice (2005). The Highland Lute. I.B.Tauris. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-84511-118-2.

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