Yakup Bey Muzaka

Jakup was born into the Albanian noble Muzaka family. During the revolt staged by his father, Teodor III Muzaka,^[1] he was replaced by Hadım Şehabeddin (sanjak-bey until 1439),^[2] then served again in 1441–42,^[3] when in 1441 Përmet was annexed to the sanjak of Albania, Yakup Bey is mentioned as its sanjakbey.^[4] He remained on the position of the sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Albania until September 1442^[5] when he was killed in action along with 16 other sanjak-beys under the command of Hadım Şehabeddin (since 1439 the beylerbey of the Rumelia Eyalet^[2]) at the battle near the Ialomița River against Christian forces under Janos Hunyadi.^[6]

Through Murat of Këlcyrë, who was the great-grandfather of Ali Pasha of Ioannina and grandfather of Veli Bey of Tepelena, Ali Pasha was a descendant of Jakup Muzaka.^[7]