[1] The prominent Ottoman Ayan Hasköylü Emin Ağa, who belonged to the Bulgarian Turks, was born 1751 in this village [citation needed].

Around 1794-1795 he became the captain of 25.000 Kardzhali's, a band of Mountain Bandits (Rumeli Dağlı İsyanları) in Rumelia, and ruled the Kardzhali-Haskovo area, de facto independent of the Sublime Porte.

Emin Aga's brother was called Mehmed.

Emin Ağa's rule ended in 1813 when he was defeated by the Sublime port, he died in 1830.

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