Original: Ali Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina , surnamed Aslan , '' the Lion '' , or the '' Lion of Yannina '' , Ali Pasha Tepelena ( 1740 -- January 24 , 1822 ) was an Ottoman Albanian ruler ( pasha ) of the western part of Rumelia , the Ottoman Empire 's European territory which was also called Pashalik of Yanina .
Simplified: Ali Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina , the '' Lion of Yannina '' , ( 1741 â '' January 24 , 1822 ) was an Albanian ruler ( pasha ) of the western part of Rumelia , the Ottoman Empire 's European territory which was also called Pashalik of Janina .