[1] He was one of the few local leaders that escaped the massacre of Albanian beys.
Although invited by Ottoman governor, suspicious of his real intentions he did not go to Monastir.
[2] After his participation in the revolt of 1847 he was pardoned by the Sultan.
In 1852, together with Zenel Gjoleka he died fighting as a mercenary against Montenegrin forces.
His grave is located in the Shpuza, Montenegro.