Daut Boriçi

Mulla Daut Efendi Boriçi (, and his leadership during the League of Prizren.

Life Boriçi was born in Shkodër, back then center of the Pashalik of Scutari of the Ottoman Empire. His family originates from Boriç village near Antivari, today's Montenegro, His father was Hadji Mustafa Refiki efendi. At 8 years old he started his elementary education together with his brother Salih in the local school located in the "Old Bazaar" neighbourhood. There he was taught by Mulla Ferhati (1773-1844). In 1839 he started learning the Arabic language and studying theology with the müderrises of the Qafa medrese, In 1869 he was also elevated to inspector of the Ottoman Ministry of Education Inspectorate, responsible for elementary education in the area. in Istanbul under a pen name and no date, in order to avoid any possible persecution due to Albanian writings being prohibited by that time. A second edition came out in 1869. Another Albanian primer, different from the first, dates in 1881. Also, two unfinished works of his, an Albanian language grammar and a Turkish-Albanian dictionary, are preserved in the Albanian National Archives.

In addition, Molla Daut wrote an autobiography and two diaries, one of 1884-1850, and the other of 1893-1895 period.