[1][2] He was the son of Bali Arif Bisheva, a member of the League of Prizren and fighter during the Albanian uprising of 1845-1862 against the German-born Marshal Mehmed Ali Pasha.
During the years of 1908–1910, Dragobia fought Turkish,[5] Greek, Montenegrin and Serb invading forces[6][7] and participated in the Albanian declaration of independence in Vlora in 1912.
[9][10] He was shot in the back in 1918 at the age of 65 by Austro-Hungarian forces in Qafa e Markofqes, in the mountain of Gjarpri in today's Kukës County.
On August 5, 1912, Dragobia and Curri freed 1000 Albanian prisoners in Skopje (Alb: Shkup) and raised the flag with 6000 fighters.
[16] In mars 7, 1912, Adil Beg, a minister under the influence of the Young Turks, was on his way to visit Mitrovica, Peja and Gjakova to try and calm the revolters.