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Day 1,885, 13:56 • Published in Albania Albania

• by jonkastrioti

IMMORTAL ALBANIAN HERO

Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu

George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (6 May 1405 – 17 January 146😎, widely known as Skanderbeg (from Turkish: İskender Bey, meaning "Lord Alexander", or "Leader Alexander" Albanian: Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu)

Skanderbeg was born in 1405 to the noble Kastrioti family, in a village in Dibra. Sultan Murad II took him hostage in 1423 and he fought for the Ottoman Empire during next twenty years. In 1443, he deserted the Ottomans during the Battle of Niš and became the ruler of Krujë. In 1444, he organized local leaders into the League of Lezhë, a federation aimed at uniting their forces for war against the Ottomans. Skanderbeg's first victory against the Ottomans, at the Battle of Torvioll in the same year marked the beginning of more than 20 years of war with the Ottomans. Skanderbeg's forces achieved more than 20 victories in the field and withstood three sieges of his capital, Krujë.