# Kitsos Botsaris

> Kitsos Botsaris ; 1741 in Souli - 1813, in Arta), was a leader of the Souliotes, an autonomous community in Ottoman-ruled Epirus. He played a leading role during the 1789 Souliote War, which was fought by the Souliotes against Ali Pasha of Ioannina. He was the father of Kostas Botsaris and Markos Botsaris, who would later fight against the Ottomans in the Greek War of Independence.

*Leader of the Souliotes, an autonomous community in Ottoman-ruled Epirus*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** 1754
- **Died:** 1813
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Kitsos Botsaris ; 1741 in Souli - 1813, in Arta), was a leader of the Souliotes, an autonomous community in Ottoman-ruled Epirus. He played a leading role during the 1789 Souliote War, which was fought by the Souliotes against Ali Pasha of Ioannina. He was the father of Kostas Botsaris and Markos Botsaris, who would later fight against the Ottomans in the Greek War of Independence.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.1
- **Momentum:** 5.8

## Sources
- [Kitsos Botsaris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsos_Botsaris)
- [Κίτσος Μπότσαρης](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AF%CF%84%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82)
- [Кръстьо Бочар](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8A%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%BE_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3558776)

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