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Name: Principality of Gjirokastër

Type: Polity

Start: 1387 AD

End: 1434 AD

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An Albanian principality created by John Zenevisi in 1386 and centered in Gjirokastër.

Establishment


  • January 1387: The Principality of Gjirokastër was created by John Zenevisi in 1386.
  • January 1387: Butrint (Butrinto) was a Venetian Colony from 1386.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Murad II


    Expansion during the rule of Murad II in the Ottoman Sultanate.

  • January 1422: The Ottomans conquered parts of Albania.
  • January 1435: The Principality of Gjirokastër was abolished after the Ottoman invasion in 1434.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1415: Zenebishi of Gjirokastër was defeated by the Turks.

  • January 1417: Gjon Zenebishi was called back to Gjirokastër in 1416 by an uprising of the mountain tribes. With the support of Venice, he again set his sights on Gjirokastra.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1435: The Principality of Gjirokastër was abolished after the Ottoman invasion in 1434.
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