Abdyl bej Koka

Abdyl bej Koka was an Albanian feudal, who played an important role in several Albanian revolts in the 19th century.

Life Abdyl bej Koka was born in Delvinë. He was a member of a rich local family that owned large tracts of land. After the failure of the convention's goals, Koka continued his activities, collaborating with other leaders such as Tafil Buzi, Zenel Gjoleka, Mahmut Bajraktari, Ali bej Frakulla in various revolts in 1833, 1834, 1835 and 1837. In 1830 Koka was invited, together with a number of Albanian leaders, to a meeting in Bitola. The meeting was supposed to rectify the disagreements between them and the Ottoman authorities. Koka decided to not attend, which turned out to be the right decision, as the attendees were massacred.