Gjergj Kastrioti (c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against...
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Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skënderbeu) was a prominent figure in the history of Albania. His weapons have been subjects of mythical adoration. According to...
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Skanderbeg's rebellion (Albanian: Kryengritja e Skënderbeut) was an almost 25-year long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by the Albanian military commander Skanderbeg...
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military commander Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (6 May 1405 – 17 January 1468), widely known as Skanderbeg. 6 May – Skanderbeg was born in one of the two villages...
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Arianiti and especially later under Skanderbeg resisted the Ottomans under two Sultans in over 30 battles. Skanderbeg continued this resistance until his...
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skanderbeg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skanderbeg (sometimes Scanderbeg, Skenderbeg or Skënderbeu) may refer to: Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468)...
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The Myth of Skanderbeg is one of the main constitutive myths of Albanian nationalism. In the late nineteenth century during the Albanian struggle and the...
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The Skanderbeg Monument is a monument in the Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. It commemorates Skanderbeg (1405–1468), the national hero in Albania...
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The Year of Skanderbeg (Albanian: Viti i Skënderbeut) was a nationwide commemorative year in Albania which coincided with the 550th anniversary of the...
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The Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi Skënderbej) is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana, Albania. The square is named after the Albanian national...
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Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi "Skënderbeu") is a square in Pristina, Kosovo. Following the end of the Kosovo conflict in 1999 and no longer under...
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from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from...
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League of Lezhë (category Warfare by Skanderbeg)
Medieval age, with Skanderbeg as leader of the regional Albanian chieftains and nobles united against the Ottoman Empire. Skanderbeg was proclaimed "Chief...
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The 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German...
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Tirana's Rock (redirect from Skanderbeg Tower)
its case, it will represent the bust of Gjergj Kastrioti (also known as Skanderbeg), one of Albania's Middle Ages main historical figures. Between 2018 and...
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Skanderbeg (Albanian: Luftëtari i madh i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu; Russian: Великий воин Албании Скандербег, romanized: Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg)...
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Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi i “Skënderbeut"; Macedonian: Плоштад "Скендербег") is a square in Skopje, North Macedonia. A statue of Gjergj Kastrioti...
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The Historiography of Skanderbeg involves the study and writing of the history of Gjergj Kastrioti, known as Skanderbeg. This includes the analysis of...
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Principality of Kastrioti (section Rise of Skanderbeg)
until his death in 1437 and then ruled by the national hero of Albania, Skanderbeg. Gjon Kastrioti originally had only two small villages. In a short time...
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Muzeu Historik Kombëtar "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu"), also known as the Skanderbeg Museum or the Kruja Museum, is located in Krujë and is one of the most...
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Battle of Albulena (category Warfare by Skanderbeg)
Albanian forces led by Skanderbeg and an Ottoman army under Isak bey Evrenoz and Skanderbeg's nephew, Hamza Kastrioti. Skanderbeg had been the leader of...
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Ballaban Badera (section Ballaban and Skanderbeg)
generals of the Ottoman Army under Sultan Mehmed II. Gjergj Kastrioti (Skanderbeg), whom Ballaban Badera would encounter in battlefields frequently, was...
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Skanderbeg Mountains (Albanian: Vargmalet e Skënderbeut), also known as Vargmalet Perëndimore, are a prominent mountain range situated in the northwestern...
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Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg. Probably born in Ottoman territory, after the death of his father Stanisha he was raised by Skanderbeg, who took him in his...
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its name from its fifteenth-century host, the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg. The Palazzo was host of the National Museum of Pasta Foods (Museo Nazionale...
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of the Albanian nobility, from the Dukagjini family. A contemporary of Skanderbeg, Dukagjini is known for the Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, a code of law instituted...
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Liberation of Krujë (1443) (category Warfare by Skanderbeg)
was an event that happened on 28 November 1443. It marks the start of Skanderbeg's rebellion and is an important event in Albanian History. On 1432, an...
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was an important battle between Skanderbeg's forces and a joint force of Hamza Kastrioti and Tahip Pasha. Skanderbeg gathered 14,000 men and marched against...
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The paddle steamer Skanderbeg was used for transport of the goods and passengers mostly on the Skadar Lake in Montenegro in the first half of the 20th...
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The Skanderbeg Military University (Albanian: Universiteti Ushtarak “Skënderbej”) was an educational entity of the Albanian People's Army and the Albanian...
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