bey ▁( l ord ). ▁The ▁San jak ▁of ▁D uk ag jin ▁had ▁four ▁k az as : ▁Pe ć , ▁G jak ova , ▁G us in je ▁and ▁Ber ane . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Tur ks , ▁many ▁of ▁whose ▁descend ants ▁still ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁distinct ly ▁orient al ▁character ▁with ▁narrow ▁streets ▁and ▁Ott oman - style ▁houses . ▁It ▁also ▁gained ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁character ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mos ques , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁remain . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁the ▁cent r ally ▁located ▁B aj rak li ▁Mos que ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Alban ian ▁national ist ▁organization ▁League ▁of ▁Pe ja ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁organization , ▁led ▁by ▁H ax hi ▁Ze ka , ▁adopted ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁League ▁of ▁P riz ren ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Alban ians ▁and ▁seek ▁autonom ous ▁status ▁within ▁the ▁emp ire . ▁After ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁with ▁Ott oman ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁the ▁organization ▁ended ▁its ▁operations . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁period ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁B alk an ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 – 1 3 , ▁when ▁Mont en eg ro ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1