Who were the Bushati pashas, and where did they rule?

The Bushati pashas were a prominent family of autonomy-minded lords who rose to power as the central authority of the Ottoman Empire began to decline during the 18th century. Spanning three generations, these pashas effectively created a separate state within the Ottoman state, maintaining their influence from 1757 until 1831.

They dominated and ruled over most of northern Albania during this period, exercising local authority until they were eventually overthrown by the sultan.12