A member of the
Dushmani family he ruled over the region of
Zadrima, in modern
Shkodër District. Leka joined the
League of Lezhë, an alliance formed by their maternal uncle
Skanderbeg, after meeting in the St. Nicholas Church in
Lezhë on March 2, 1444. The other members included
Lekë Zaharia,
Peter Spani,
Andrea Thopia,
Gjergj Arianiti,
Theodor Korona Muzaka,
Stefan Crnojević,
George Strez Balsha, and their subjects. Skanderbeg was elected its leader, and commander in chief of its armed forces numbering a total of 8,000 warriors. His descendants include among others
Antonio,
Sofoklis and
Viktor Dousmanis. == Annotations ==