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Albania during the Balkan Wars. Part of Balkan Wars. Date. 8 October 1912 - 21 February 1914. Location. Kosovo vilayet, Scutari vilayet, Janina vilayet, Manastir vilayet. Result. Albanian Declaration of Independence. Formation of the Provisional Government of Albania and the Independent State of Albania.
The siege of Scutari, also referred to as the siege of Shkodër [4] ( Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës, Serbian: Опсада Скадра ), known in Turkish as İşkodra Müdafaası [8] (in Turkish) or İşkodra Savunması , [9] took place from 28 October 1912 to 23 April 1913 when the army of the Kingdom of Montenegro defeated the forces of ...
World War I. Just one month after Protocol of Corfu was signed by the Albanians on June 23, 1914, war broke out in Europe. Officially starting on July 28, 1914, the war threw Albania into disarray. Throughout the war, occupying forces, of both Central and Allied powers, massacred the Albanian population on multiple occasions.
The Ottoman-Albanian, Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavut was one of the most important Ottoman commanders during the War of the Holy League. Four centuries of Ottoman rule grouped the Albanian people along religious, regional, and tribal lines. In the 16th century and early 17th century, Albanians converted to Islam in large numbers.
Medieval Albania (968–1479) Ottoman Albania (1479–1912) Albanian Independence to the end of the First World War (1912–1918) Interwar Period (1918–1939) World War II and Cold War period (1939–1991) Post Cold War (1991–present) References. Citations. Bibliography.
First Scutari-Ottoman War. Territory held by Kara Mahmud at the height of his power in 1785. Pashalik of Scutari loses large parts of its territories held outside of the Sanjak of Scutari. The First Scutari-Ottoman War was a conflict between Kara Mahmud Pasha, the Pasha of the de facto independent Pashalik of Scutari, and the Ottoman Empire.
During this war, Balša was not fully supported by urban population of Bar and Ulcinj whose business interests were somewhat better preserved with good relations with powerful the Venetian Empire. His main supporters were warrior nobility in Zeta, pronoiers in the Scutari region, and Serb and Albanian peasants unsatisfied with taxes.
In autumn 1918, it was enlarged to encompass the former Austro-Hungarian area. The Italian protectorate over Albania was established by the Kingdom of Italy during World War I in an effort to secure a de jure independent Albania under Italian control. It existed from 23 June 1917 until the summer of 1920.