WAli Pasha, variously referred to as of Tepelena or of Janina/Yannina/Ioannina, or the Lion of Yannina, was an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioannina, and the territory he governed incorporated most of Epirus and the western parts of Thessaly and Greek Macedonia. Ali had three sons: Muhtar Pasha, who served in the 1809 war against the Russians, Veli Pasha, who became Pasha of the Morea Eyalet and Salih Pasha, governor of Vlore.
WAli Pascha von Janina oder Die Franzosen in Albanien is a one-act German singspiel. It is set around 1820 in Ioannina, then part of the Ottoman Empire and is named after its central character Ali Pasha of Ioannina.
WAli Pasha Castle is a castle in Albania. It is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820. The current fortress was rebuilt in 1819 from its surface with 3 towers. Until 1820 it was the second residence of Ali Pashe Tepelena.
WPreveza is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. The Aktio-Preveza Immersed Tunnel – the first and so far only undersea tunnel in Greece – was completed in 2002 and connects Preveza in the north to Aktio in western Acarnania in Aetolia-Acarnania south of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. The ruins of the ancient city of Nicopolis lie 7 kilometres north of the city.
WThe Fethiye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in Ioannina, Greece.
WSt. George's Castle is an Ottoman fortification located in the city of Preveza, northwestern Greece. It was built in 1807, during the rule of Ali Pasha of Ioannina over the region (1806-1820), and it was constructed on plans drawn by the French engineer Frédéric François Guillaume de Vaudoncourt (1772-1845).
WThe Hajji Bendo Mosque or Haji Bedo Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque built before the 17th century inside the Borsh Castle of Himara, Albania. It is on the Sopot hill.
WThe Ioannina Castle is the fortified old town of the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece. The present fortification dates largely to the reconstruction under Ali Pasha in the late Ottoman period, but incorporates also pre-existing Byzantine elements.
WIoannis Kolettis was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister.
WWilliam Martin Leake was an English military man, topographer, diplomat, antiquarian, writer, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
WLibohovë Castle is a castle in Libohovë, southern Albania. It was built between 1796 and 1798.
WThe Lion Of Yanina is a novel written by Stojan Hristov. The full name of the novel is: The Lion Of Yanina a narrative based on the life of Ali Pasha, tyrant of Greece and Albania.
WThe Souliote War (1789–1793) was an armed conflict between Ali Pasha of Ioannina and a coalition of Souliotes and their Muslim allies. The war lasted between February 1789 and April 1793 and was fought in the context of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and local power struggles. The Souliotes achieved a defensive victory but failed to foment a big Christian insurrection as originally planned.
WThe war between the warlike communities of Souliotes in Epirus and the local Ottoman ruler, Ali Pasha, in 1803, was the last of a series of conflicts, known as the Souliote Wars, that led, finally, to the capitulation and expulsion of the Souliotes.
WAthanasios or Thanasoulas Valtinos was a Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence.
WThymios Vlahavas was a Greek klepht.
WOmer Vrioni was a leading Ottoman figure in the Greek War of Independence.