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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 the Ottoman Empire and invaded Shkodër .
Shkodër ( / ˈʃkoʊdər / SHKOH-dər, [5] Albanian: [ˈʃkɔdəɾ]; Albanian definite form: Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodra has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age ( c. 2250–2000 BCE), [6] [7] and it has roughly 2,200 years of ...
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.
In World War I, Albania had been an independent state, having gained independence from the Ottoman Empire on 28 November 1912, during the First Balkan War. It was recognised by the Great Powers as the Principality of Albania, after Turkey officially renounced all its rights in May 1913. [1] Being a fledgling new country, it quickly unravelled and just a few months after taking power, its ...
Albanian rebels led by Andrea Thopia attack Ottomans in Central Albania in 1432, beginning the revolt. Krujë is unsuccessfully besieged. Rebels capture Vlorë in May 1432. An Ottoman invasion force of 10,000 men is defeated in the Winter of 1432 by forces of Gjergj Arianiti at the Central valley of the Shkumbin.
Albania. The Vilayet of Scutari, Shkodër or Shkodra ( Turkish: İşkodra Vilayeti or Vilayet-i İşkodra; Albanian: Vilajeti i Shkodrës) was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire that existed from 1867 to 1913, located in parts of what today is Montenegro and Albania. In the late 19th century it reportedly had ...
The Albanian Vilayet ( Ottoman Turkish: ولايت ارناود, Vilâyet-i Arnavid) was a projected vilayet of the Ottoman Empire in the western Balkan Peninsula, which was to include the four Ottoman vilayets with substantial ethnic Albanian populations: Kosovo Vilayet, Scutari Vilayet, Manastir Vilayet, and Janina Vilayet.
Ottoman Albania refers to a period in Albanian history from the Ottoman conquest in the late 15th century to the Albanian declaration of Independence and official secession from the Ottoman Empire in 1912. The Ottomans first entered Albania in 1385 upon the invitation of the Albanian noble Karl Thopia to suppress the forces of the noble Balša II during the battle of Savra. They had some ...