[2] Mustafa Shibil was in love with Radka, a Bulgarian woman.
[3] During the Crimean War (1853-1856), with the help of the Kirdzhalis (of which he was a member), he opposed Ottoman sovereignty and robbed the Orthodox Christian Bulgarian population.
He gained local power in the Balkan Mountains around Sliven.
Mustafa Shibil's other wife was Jenda, also a Bulgarian woman.
Mustafa Shibil held the title of Agha and lived like a Sultan in Sliven, with many homes and a big herd of goats.