In 1821 he commanded the troops of the Pashalik of Yannina that were defending Tepelenë against the Ottoman army and Souliotes.
[1] He later participated in several uprisings with Zylyftar Poda but avoided getting killed in the Massacre of the Albanian beys by not responding to an invitation.
[2] As an act of revenge along with other groups under Kapllan Kuca he burnt part of center of Ioannina, where the Ottoman garrison lived.
[1] Picari participated in the Albanian Revolt of 1847 along with Tafil Buzi and Zenel Gjoleka and his name is among the names of the Albanians who asked Otto of Greece for help in their uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
[2] Marko Boçari suliot, Qan e të këput me lot, Se me Çelon se del dot, Është djalë picariot The Souliot Mark Botsaris, Cries and can't stop, 'Cause he can't be better than Çelo, He is a Picariot boy