Hamza Zenevisi | |
Honorific Suffix: | Sanjakbey |
Birth Date: | 14th century |
Birth Place: | Zagori, Albania |
Allegiance: | Ottoman Empire |
Serviceyears: | 1456 - 1460 |
Relations: | Gjon Zenebishi (father) Lady Bua Shpata (mother) |
Hamza Zenebishi or Amos Sarbissa (sq|Hamza Zenebishi) (1456 - 60), was an Ottoman official of Albanian origin who served as the Sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Mezistre (named after its capital, Mystras).
He was born to the Zenebishi, a Christian Albanian noble family from the Zagori region, in modern southern Albania.[1] He was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court after his family submitted to the Sultan and converted to Islam.
In 1459, Hamza defeated the forces of the Despots of the Morea besieging Patras.[2] In 1460, following the Ottoman conquest of the Morea, Hamza became the Sanjak-Bey of the Sanjak of Mezistre.[3]
. Robert Elsie. A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. 24 December 2012. I.B.Tauris. 978-1-78076-431-3. 501.