Peter Bua
| Peter Bua | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) |
| Occupation | Albanian nobleman |
| Known for | Instigating the Morea revolt of 1453–1454 |
Peter Bua (or Peter Boua; fl. 1450s) was an Albanian nobleman of the late medieval Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) who was the chief instigator of the Morea revolt of 1453–1454. After the revolt, he was recognized by the Ottoman Empire as the official representative of the Albanians of the Morea.
Biography
Peter Bua was a member of the Bua family, which was of Aromanian (Vlach) origin.[1] Shortly after the fall of Constantinople and the death of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI (r. 1449–1453), 30,000 Albanians led by Peter Bua rose in revolt against the two Despots of the Morea, Thomas and Demetrius II, due to the heavy tributes they had to pay. After the revolt failed, the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II (r. 1444‒1446; 1451‒1481), surnamed the Conqueror, recognized Peter Bua as the spokesperson of the Albanian population of the Morea.[2] For a period of time, Peter Bua ruled the areas of the Morea that hadn't been conquered by the Ottomans.[3]
References
Citations
- ↑ Madgearu & Gordon 2008, p. 83: "The despots Gjin Buia Spata and Peter Liosha were recognized by Symeon Uroš in 1359–1360 as rulers in Epirus and Aetolia. Albanian historians consider Gjin (or Ghinu) Buia and Peter Liosha Albanian, but it is sure that at least the Buia family was of Aromanian origin..."
- ↑ Cheetham 1981, p. 218.
- ↑ Babinger 1992, pp. 166ff.
Sources
- Babinger, Franz (1992). Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-01078-1.
- Cheetham, Nicholas (1981). Mediaeval Greece. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10539-1.
- Madgearu, Alexandru; Gordon, Martin (2008). The Wars of the Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval Origins. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5846-6.