Bajo Topulli was a
Muslim Tosk Albanian, scion of a notable family of
Gjirokastra, born to Ago Topulli and Hasije, daughter of Laze Mullai from
Kardhiq. In
Monastir while he was a director in the Ottoman Secondary school (idadiye) Topulli founded in November 1905 the
Secret Committee for the Liberation of Albania. The group was active for three years, with both brothers taking a winter break during 1906-1907 and spending it in
Sofia and
Bucharest. On September 22, 1906, Bajo Topulli's band killed the
Greek Orthodox bishop of Görice (now
Korçë),
Photios, who was said to be responsible for the death of
Papa Kristo Negovani During 1907 the
Bashkimi (Union) Society in
Bucharest sent Topulli to
Boston on a mission to the
Albanian diaspora in
United States to collect funds and recruit young men to join guerilla bands back in
Ottoman Albania and prepare to fight in a planned uprising for 1908. In 1908, Topulli along with
Shahin Kolonja went to Üsküb (modern
Skopje) to establish an Albanian club for local Albanians. ==References==