[1] Although the official governorship of Scutari belonged to Kara Mahmud, Albanian customs dictated that the eldest child of the family had the right to assume leadership.

[2][3] Gjon Marku, the Kapedan of Mirdita and leader of the Mirditor forces, also was killed in action, after he managed to capture the city and the castle of Peqin.

[3] The primary motive behind this was to get an Imperial pardon, postpone military action by the Ottomans and to secure support from them for another campaign against Ahmet Kurt Pasha.

[6] As an army under the command of Köstendil Mehmed Pasha prepared to attack Lezhë (Leş), an envoy arrived, presenting an imperial decree pardoning the Bushatis.

[6] In return, the Sublime Porte required the Bushatis to make a payment of around two thousand sacks of money, a substantial sum that, given their precarious situation, they deemed worthy of expenditure.

[6] The loss of the Sanjak of Durrës had a terrible impact on the economy of the Pashalik of Scutari, as it deprived the city's merchants of access to the Adriatic sea.

[6] Despite remaining the governor of Scutari until 1784, Kara Mahmud took on the de facto rule, addressing the challenges in the Pashalik caused by Mustafa Pasha's failures, bringing it to the brink of disintegration in less than two years.