Skanderbeg
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Gjergj Kastrioti was an Albanian nobleman and military leader who led the League of Lezhë in the Ottoman-Albanian Wars until his death. Skanderbeg is considered to be a major figure of medieval Albani
Skanderbeg and other students receiving military education in the Enderun School
Skanderbeg dueling a Tatar at the Ottoman court, some time before 1439
Skanderbeg's return to Krujë, 1444 (woodcut by Jost Amman)
A woodcut of the battle of Varna in 1444
Albania
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Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with
Skanderbeg
…the Ottoman-Albanian Wars until his death. Skanderbeg is considered to be a major figure of medieval Albanian history and today is the national hero of Albania. A member of the noble Kastrioti family, Skanderbeg was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court. He graduated from the Enderun School and entered the…
The remains of the Kamenica Tumulus in the county of Korçë
Founded in the 4th century BC, the city of Scodra was the capital of the Illyrian kingdom of Ardiaei and Labeatae.
Apollonia was an important Greek colony on the Illyrian coast along the Adriatic Sea and one of the western points of the Via Egnatia route, which connected Rome and Constantinople.
The town of Krujë was the capital of the Principality of Arbanon in the Middle Ages.