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Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu-Shkup

Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu-Shkup

by Neim Sejfuli ♦

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урода, on February 27, 2009, said:

Тодор Александров:Ако някой каже, дека не съм Македонец, ке му отрежа ръцете. Ако някой каже, дека не съм Българин, ке му отрежа главата!

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Arbëreshë, on March 5, 2009, said:

Gjergj ruajti dheu shqiptarë e gjith krështerët

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Sylejman, on April 21, 2009, said:

o mico707 odi uci vistinska istorija pa ce vidis koj bil koj. Kind regards

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Heavy~Metal Angel, on April 28, 2009, said:

Platianeos, he has a Greek name because HE IS GREEK and not albanian. It's a common practise to the countries with no history and heroes at all to steal other natons heroes and make them theirs!

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Neim Sejfuli ♦, on May 11, 2009, said:

Hi to all my visitors, i think there are som misunderstanding abaut this Hero. I'm mandatory to send som real informations!

Gjergj Skanderbeg is the national hero of Albania and is also sometimes called the Dragon of Albania. He was born in 1405 his father Gjon Kastrioti lord of middle Albania, his mother Vojsava. Gjon had led resistance against the invading Ottoman Empire but eventually had to submit and pay tribute to Sultan Bayezid I. To help ensure Gjon continued loyality his sons including Gjergj were taken to the Sultans court as hostages. Gjergj converted to Islam and attended military school in Edirne in western Turkey. He had a successful career for the Ottoman Empire and after winning many battles he gained the title Arnavutlu Iskender Bey (or Lord Alexander the Albanian) in reference to the Macedonia leader Alexander the Great, during his victories he fought against Greeks, Serbs and Hungarians. On 28th November 1443 during a campaign against the Hungarians, Skanderbeg deserted the Ottoman Army along with 300 Albanians under his command; He took control of Kruje castle by using a fake letter from the Sultan which gave him control of the area. Once established he declared to be in revolt against the Ottomans and took the double headed eagle as his flag which had long been used in the Balkans and was to become the basis of the Albanian flag. Skanderbeg worked quickly to gather support by marriage and diplomacy and united many of the Albanian princes in 1444 in the League of Lezhe. Skanderbeg quickly formed a mobile force which used hit and run tactics against the Ottoman forces making use of the mountainous terrain and local support. The league could field about 18,000 troops but only about 4000 were under Skanderbeg’s direct command. In 1444 Skanderbeg’s forces defeated the much larger army of Ali Pasha, one of the few times the Ottoman Army had been defeated by a European one. This victory was followed up by two more Moker (1445) and Oranik (1447). The Ottomans sent an Army of 150,000 men to lay siege to Kruje Castle in 1450. It soon became apparent that taking the castle by force was not an option and with disease rapidly spreading through the Ottoman camp they were forced to abandon the siege before the onset of winter. With the fall of Constantinople in 1453 the Ottomans once more set about subduing Albania and Skanderbeg faced them two years later at the Siege of Berat. This time the roles were reversed and it was Skanderbeg who was forced to lift a siege at which point a Turkish relief force helped by a traitorous officer among the Albanians took the besiegers by surprise and inflicted one of the worse defeats Skanderbeg was to suffer. In 1457 the Ottomans set a 90,000 strong to finally pacify Albania, led by the experienced General Isa beg Evrenoz. After evading the Ottomans for a few months Skanderbeg attacked the Ottoman camp at Ujebardha on 2nd September and defeated them. On 22nd June 1461 the Sultan and Skanderbeg made peace, but Skanderbeg still had more campaigns to fight this time in support of Allies in Naples and against renegades within his own country. Peace with the Ottoman Empire was to prove short lived and in 1466 Sultan Mehmed II led an army into Albania and once again laid siege to Kruje castle, once again just as it had done against the Sultans father 16 years previously the castle held. The following year the Ottomans tried again to take Kruje castle this time attacking Albania from all sides and reducing Skanderbeg's mobility and cutting his supply lines. The Ottomans were defeated but Skanderbeg died of Malaria on 17th January 1468 and never saw the victory. Without the ability of Skanderbeg Albanian resistance lasted another ten years with Kruje finally falling to the Ottomans in 1478, resistance continued on and off until 1500 but Albania was to remain part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912.

I think this moderation will help all visitors!

Thank you so much!

Greetings from TETOVO! Neim

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Agron_be, on May 22, 2009, said:

Mico707 Ovo ti e od Wikipedia na srpski jazik(za skenderbeg ) procitajgo .

Ђурађ Кастриот Скендербег (1405. — 17. јануар 1468) је албански национални херој из времена отпора албанских племена турским освајачима и исламизацији. Скендербег потиче из албанске феудалне породице Кастриота, и био је син Јована Кастриоте(Gjon Kastrioti). Према Гибону,[1], Јован Кастриот је био принц Епира, који је укључивао Мат, Крује, Мирдита и Дибер[2]. Јован Кастриот је био међу првима који се супротставио упадима Бајазита I, међутим његов отпор није имао готово никакав ефекат. Султан га је натерао да плаћа данак, а да би осигурао верност албанских племића, Турци су одвели Ђурађа заједно са његовом браћом акао таоце. Прешао је у ислам[6] и завршио војну школу у Једренима (Адријанопољ), те је ратовао и турској војсци и однео многе победе за Отоманско царство. За своје војне заслуге, добио је звање Искандер бег, Арнаут (алб. Skënderbe shqiptari), поредивши се ратничко умеће Кастриота са Александром Великим[1].

Међутим, када је Јанош Хуњади поразио Турке код Ниша 1443. године, Скендербег је напустио турску војску[7], вратио се у Албанију и поново прихватио хришћанство. Одатле је водио беспоштедну борбу против Османског царства.

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Agron_be, on May 22, 2009, said:

Mico707 eve ti go i na makedonski od vikipedia. ali ne zaboravi da si go procitas i srpskata verzija pogore tie ,istotaka od vikipedia Од Википедија:

Ѓерѓ Кастриоти (6 мај, 1405 — 17 јануари, 1468), попознат како Скендербег (бег Александар)[1], е една од најпроминентните личности во историјата на Албанија и на албанскиот народ.

Скендербег е роден како „Ѓерѓ Кастриоти“ во Крује, денешна Албанија. Син на Ѓон Кастриоти, тој потекнувал од феудалното христијанско семејство „Кастриоти“. Според англискиот историчар Гибон, Ѓон Кастриот бил кнез на Епир[2], кој ги вклучуваше денешните албански области Мат, Крује, Мирдита и Дибер.[3]. Неговата мајка Воисава, била кнегиња[4], од полошкото семејството „Трибалда“[5] или од благородното семејство „Музака“.[6]

Ѓон Кастриоти, за да задржи поседи во средна Албанија и во дебарската област, ги дал своите синови како заложници кај султанот. Таму Скендербег ја сменал својата вера во Ислам[7] и завршил воена школа во Одрин, како и војувал во турска војска и однесол многу победи за Отоманското царство.

За своите воени заслуги, го добил званието „Искендер Беј“ („бег Александар“ — тур. İskender Bey, алб. Skënderbeg) споредувајќи ја воената умешност на неговото семејство со Александар Македонски.[2] Користејќи ги слабостите во Отоманската Империја, тој се отцепил од турската власт и кренал востание во Дебарско. По низа драматични пресврти востанието на Скендербег конечно било задушено, и тоа токму од неговиот сонародник Балабан–Паша, кој раководел со османската војска.

Меѓутоа, кога војсководецот Јанош Хуњади ги поразил Туците кај Ниш во 1443 г., Скендербег ја напуштил турската војска[8], се вратил во Албанија и повторно прифатил христијанство. Оттогаш водил беспоштедна борба против .

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Nene_SK, on May 24, 2009, said:

a Sea Mico707

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vintila, on June 30, 2009, said:

in romanian his name is "gheorghe castriotu - skandenberg"; he's an albanian hero and i think he fought along the romanians once or twice...

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popCeko, on July 27, 2010, said:

eagles land, ju hani mut. Goja juaj është si një qenef!

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महेश कुलकर्णी MAHESH…, on October 4, 2010, said:

Dear Neim Sejfuli ! Thakns for visit. I like this photo!

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anatolitis2003, on January 11, 2011, said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg

Είναι πολύ απλό φίλοι από την Ελλάδα, κάνετε ένα κλικ εδώ και μαθαίνετε την αλήθεια! Very simple indeed!

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Chinappi, on February 17, 2011, said:

This is a beautiful photo. It deserves (and I do) a * LIKE *.

Best regards from France (Grasse).

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  • Uploaded on November 22, 2007
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    by Neim Sejfuli ♦
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    • Camera: Canon PowerShot A60
    • Taken on 2007/10/01 13:15:36
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    • Focal Length: 5.41mm
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