Ali Bey Evrenosoğlu

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Ali Bey Evrenosoğlu, simply known as Ali Bey, was a 15th-century Ottoman military commander and the son of the famous Evrenos Bey. Before 1432 he served as sanjak-bey of the Sanjak of Albania. During the Albanian Revolt of 1432–1436, he initially faced defeats but, with help from Turahan Bey, helped restore Ottoman control. In 1430 Ishak Bey captured Dagnum, which came under Ali Bey’s territory. In the winter of 1432 he led about 10,000 soldiers along the Via Egnatia into the central Shkumbin valley, but was ambushed and defeated by Gjergj Arianiti. In 1435–1436 he participated in Turahan Bey’s campaigns to reassert Ottoman rule in the region. In 1440 Ali Bey took part in the siege of Belgrade, which failed; he helped fortify the walls and used them to throw stones at the defenders. After Murad II died in 1451, Mehmed II sent Ali Bey to execute Murad’s son Şehzade Küçük Ahmed. Ali Bey Evrenosoğlu was buried in the courtyard of the Gazi Evrenos Mosque in Yenidje (Giannitsa, Greece).