How did Skanderbeg Betray The Ottomans? - Part 1

Skanderbeg. Born in the early 15th century by the name of Gjergj Kastrioti in the contemporary Principality of Kastrioti within modern-day Albania, his name now marks history books with the weight of a national hero and military marvel.
He was the son of Gjon and Voisava Kastrioti, a noble family of the Principality of Kastrioti which existed within the current Albanian borders and stood as one of the European Christian strongholds against the Ottoman Empire for some time, but eventually fell into vassalship nonetheless. As a common practice of this time, vassals were required to send one or more of their children to the Ottoman court as political hostages in a deal to ensure the loyalty of the family and principality...


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♦Sources :
Hodgkinson, Harry - Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero.
Angelo, Paolo - La vita di Scanderbeg di Paolo Angelo
Frashëri, Naim - Istori'e Skenderbeut
Housley, Norman - The later Crusades, 1274–1580: from Lyons to Alcazar

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