Polity Principality of Valona

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Initially a vassal of the Serbian Empire, it became an independent lordship after 1355. It was located in modern-day Albania.

Establishment

  • January 1356: Initially a vassal of the Serbian Empire, the Principality of Valona became an independent lordship after 1355.

Chronology

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1. Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars

Were a series of wars between the Ottomans and the Bulgarians that resulted in the Ottoman conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

1.1. Battle of Chernomen and its consequences

Was a battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Serbian Empire that lead to the loss of southern Serbia to the Ottomans.

  • November 1371: Immediately after the battle of Chernomen, the armies of Murad I embarked on another campaign overrunning Northern Thrace and forcing Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria to pull back north of the Balkan Mountains.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1372: When John Uroš died, some of his territories were occupied by the Lordship of Valona.
  • January 1385: In 1384, Gjon Zenebishti, a prominent Albanian nobleman, conquered the territory of Zenebishti in the north of Gjirokastra.n.
  • January 1387: The Principality of Gjirokastër was created by John Zenevisi in 1386.

Disestablishment

  • January 1418: The Principality of Valona was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1417.