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| units1 = | units2 = |casualties1= |casualties2= |notes= }} The Peasant Revolt in Albania, or the Muslim Uprising in Albania, was the uprising of peasants from central Albania, mostly Muslims, against the regime of Prince Wilhelm of Wied during 1914, and was one of the reasons for the prince's withdrawal from the country, marking the fall of the Principality of Albania. The revolt was led by Muslim leaders Haxhi Qamili, Arif Hiqmeti, Musa Qazimi and Mustafa Ndroqi. As well as total amnesty, the rebels demanded the return of Albania to the suzerainty of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. == Background == Prince Wilhelm of Wied took the throne of Principality of Albania on March 7, 1914, and had to face a chaotic political situation, both within the country and with its neighbours. Based on the Treaty of London signed on May 30, 1913, the Great Powers resolved on July 29, 1913 that they should establish International gendarmerie to take care about public order and security on the territory of newly recognized Principality of Albania. On the same basis they established International Commission of Control on October 15, 1913, to take care of the administration of newly established Albania until its own political institutions were in order. Prince Wilhelm of Wied had to deal with a difficult political situation: # Essad Pasha Toptani, who dominated new government of the Principality of Albania because he was both minister of interior and minister of war. By choosing to reside in Durres instead in Shkodër, the prince of Wied was at mercy of Essad Pasha. # the International Commission of Control and foreign advisers who still had great deal of authority # the representatives of Austria-Hungary and Italy # the resistance in Northern Epirus, which was finally given a special administration by Protocol of Corfu # the fighting between forces under control of Essad Pasha Toptani and the Provisional Government of Albania〔 # the major peasant revolt of mostly pro-Ottoman Muslim peasants. There were numerous armed groups in Principality of Albania during regime of prince Wilhelm: # the International Gendarmerie under control of the International Commission of Control and prince Wilhelm # the irregular bands of southerners led by local leaders # the native outlaw # the Bulgarian outlaw, Komitadjis # the Greek rebels from the Northern Epirus # the peasant rebels in central Albania # Essad Pasha's gendarmerie # the volunteers from Kosovo led by Isa Boletini # the Mirdita Catholic volunteers from the northern mountains under the command of Prênk Bibë Doda Essad Pasha Toptani, as minister of war and interior, was against peaceful solution of problem with Northern Epirote Declaration of Independence of February 28, 1914. He opposed International Commission of Control which believed that problem can be solved by diplomatic means. Prince and his cabinet accepted proposals of Essad Pasha to decide for military solution. In order to increase the military strength of the Principality of Albania, several thousand Italian rifles and Austrian machine and mountain guns were purchased and distributed to the (predominantly Muslim) population of the central Albania. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peasant Revolt in Albania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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