Iljaz bej Mirahori
Iljaz Bej Mirahori | |
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| Born | 1408 |
| Died | 1511 |
| Citizenship | Ottoman-Albanian |
| Occupation(s) | Ottoman military commander, governor |
| Known for | Service to Mehmed II, founder of Korçë and the Mirahor Mosque |
| Relatives | His descendants are the Frashëri brothers, Abdul Frashëri, Naim Frashëri, Sami Frashëri and their mother Emine Hanim. |
Iljaz Bej Mirahori (Turkish: İmrahorlu İlyas Bey) was an Ottoman Albanian military commander and governor, who served sultan Bayezid II. He founded the town of Korçë in Albania in the 15th century, participated in the Conquest of Constantinople and built the Monastery of St John the Studite there as a mosque.