In the early 19th century, the Sultan of Turkey, Mahmud II, decided to subdue his most powerful local rulers, whom he realized were growing in power and showing signs of wanting independence
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Such were Pasvanoglou, who held his pashalik in Vidini (Bulgaria)
and
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
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In fact, Rigas Velestinlis had pinned all his hopes on this Pasvanoglou, writing to him in his “Thourios”:
«Why are you standing there, Pasvantzoglou, looking so ecstatic?";
Soar over the Balkans, perch like an eagle,
Don't vote for those fools and crooks at all,
»Join forces with the rajah if you want to win…"
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When, in 1807, Pasvanoglou finally set out on his long journey of no return, the only person who posed a threat to the sultan was Ali Pasha
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From 1815 onward, the Sultan's disfavor toward Ali Pasha was irreversible
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Ali's power and wealth had grown enormously, and the Great Gate, having also received the recommendations of the great regals
(Ismail Pasombeis)
He had ordered Ali to retreat to Tepeleni.
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Old Alipasas, having reached the height of his glory and not wanting to lose the wealth and power he had amassed over so many years
doesn't obey…
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Little by little, it began to rely more and more on Greeks and Albanians and removed the Turks from their high-ranking positions…
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the friends,
playing a double game,
They deceive him, telling him that the Tsar himself is behind the friendly company
and how they would help him in a possible war with the sultan.
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They also convince him that they will recognize him—the sultan of the region, from Ioannina to the Peloponnese—as long as he defeats the Turks.
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The old man falls into the trap and recruits and arms Greeks to fight against the sultan’s troops that were preparing…
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In early summer 1820, Pasompeis, Ali’s bitter enemy, received the firman appointing him as Pasha of Ioannina
and ordered him to gather a force and take the pashalik
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however,
In January 1821, following a series of spectacular failures, Pasompeis was removed from office for incompetence
and
The sultan orders Mora Valesi (governor of the Peloponnese), Hursit Pasha
for him to take on the job
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It was a fortunate turn of events for the Greeks, who, at the start of the revolution,
The troops from the Peloponnese, along with their leader, were missing….
Morias was defenseless….
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a fortunate turn of events, of course, brought about by the friends who were playing both sides,
and to Ali Pasha
and to the Turks who were besieging him.
They promised both sides that they would support them in the war…
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Then, to cut a long story short, Hursit, with some masterful moves, managed to drive even the last of the Albanians away from Ali’s side
and for him to retreat to the inner part of his fortress, Its Kale
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For the Turks, it was now easy to launch a raid and capture both the serai and Ali's head
but
They knew that the old man had given orders to his trusted sniffer, Selim Tsiamis
which was a linen cloth in the basement where all the old man’s untold treasures were gathered
but
and tons of dynamite,
to blow everything up
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Without the old man's treasures, the pashas considered the siege a wasted effort,
Thus,
Hursit assigned the job to the craftiest member of the group, his second-in-command
Kiosse Mehmet Pasha
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He goes to Ali and tells him that a messenger has been sent to the sultan and that, until a reply arrives, he must withdraw from the Saray,
so that it does not appear that the sultan is being forced to back down
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The old man got fed up, grabbed 5 or 6 johandarais and Mrs. Vasiliki, and headed off to the little island in the lake.
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Kiosé keeps playing, and a few days later he goes to the old man and says to him
«The decree has been issued»
«The sultan will forgive you as long as it appears that you have submitted.»
«He wants his army to enter Sarai first»
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Once again, the old man makes a mistake and gives Kiosé his pearl rosary to pass on to Selim…
The order was not to blow up the Saray
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The Turks come in, hand the prayer beads to Selim, and he blows out the lamp…
So the Turks seize both the seraglio and the treasures
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The old man on the little island still doesn't know anything about any of this.
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Suddenly, Kiosé appears with 5 or 6 Johandarians.
Ali steps out onto the balcony of the cell where he was staying and says
«Stop right there»
«I'm bringing the firman,» Kiosé shouts at him
He unfolds a piece of paper from his chest, and he and Kaftan Aga walk on.
They arrive and officially ascend the Staircase.
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"Read it," Ali tells him.
Very soon, however, the old man realized that the sultan was demanding that his head be cut off.
Then the old man suddenly springs to life, draws his pistol, but Kiosé was on his guard too,
She grabs his hand, and the ball goes wide.
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Then Kiosé takes a shot and hits the old man in the right hand.
The old man shouts, and Kiosé yells:
«Kaftan wiped out the haini» (rebel)
«Fire!» Ali shouts, and his Johandara soldiers open fire and kill Kaftan Aga
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The rebels are dragged into the cell just as the Turks from Kios surround the building.
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The old man writhes inside like a wounded snake. But the Turks give the rebels no breathing room.
They go down to the cellar and dance the "koutourou" with their "kariofilia" on the wooden ceiling
One of the bullets went through and hit the old man in the stomach…
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As soon as the Johadarai saw this, they shouted that they were surrendering and
they open the door,
Kiosse Mehmet Pasha enters and beheads the wounded Ali Pasha
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The calendar read January 24, 1822, and the man,
It seems that the MONSTER, which had caused the Greeks to suffer more than anyone else, was dead.
had slaughtered, tortured, imprisoned, enslaved, and exterminated many thousands of people.
