Convention of Dukagjin

Kuvendi i Dukagjinit) was a convention of Albanian nobles and leaders held in the village of Macukull, in the Mati region, on November 1601, lasting to February 15, 1602.

[5] There were Albanians from the highlands of Shkodër, Zadrima, Dukagjin, Kosova,[6] Lezha, Kurbin, Mirdita, Mat, Dibra, Petrela, Durrës, Elbasan, Shpat and from Myzeqe.

[8][9] The council sent two representatives to the Senate of Venice to gain aid and to present five chapters on the basis of which Albanians would declare their readiness to cooperate with the Republic in order to banish the Ottomans.

The chapters included demands of protection, political support, military aid and lowered taxes.

The Dukagjini tribes managed to defeat the Ottoman army of Mustafa Pasha of Dibra who had 6000 men and was forced to retreat.