Kadri Bajri

Kadri Bajri was born in 1823 Koshutan, Rugova, Ottoman Empire, modern day Kosovo. Kadri Bajri was one of the leaders of the Albanian uprisings from Koshutan in Rugova.^[1] He was a commander for the League of Prizren in the Battles for Plav and Gusinje,^[2] where he arrived with 300 men from Rugova.^[3]

There are many folk songs about Kadri Bajri in Albanian,^[4][5][6] such as:

Kadri Bajri po e ç’vesh shpatën,

Po i shkëlqen si hana natën,

Hana natën e dielli ditën,

N’Kaqanik e kanë zanë pritën,

N’Kaqanik të Guri i Ç'pum,

Gjysa dekum, gjysa t’varruem...