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Mehmed II's Albania Campaign
In 1478, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II launched a large-scale Albania campaign to fully conquer resistance strongholds still held by Venice and others aft…
Timeline
- 1478Northern Albanian frontier · AlbaniaMehmed II departed Constantinople with a force of tens of thousands, including Janissaries, provincial cavalry, and artillery, entering Albania to eliminate stubborn strongholds such as Krujë and Shkodër and complete the Ottomanization and integration of the region.
- 1478Krujë · AlbaniaThe Ottoman army had besieged Krujë since 1477; after their supplies were cut off, the Venetian garrison surrendered the city in June 1478. Krujë fell, and the last center of resistance in the Albanian interior was eliminated.
- 1478–1479Shkodër · AlbaniaMehmed II turned his main force against Venetian-held Shkodër, launching a prolonged siege. In January 1479, Venice recognized the cession of Shkodër in the Treaty of Constantinople; the Ottomans controlled the eastern Adriatic coast, and the Albania campaign ended with the Ottomans achieving their strategic objectives.
Sources
- Siege of Krujë (1477–1478) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kruj%C3%AB_(1477%E2%80%931478)
- Siege of Shkodra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Shkodra
- Treaty of Constantinople (1479) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Constantinople_(1479)
- Mehmed the Conqueror's Albanian campaigns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_the_Conqueror