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Žabljak Crnojevića
Žabljak Crnojevića (Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Жабљак Црнојевића, ), commonly referred to as Žabljak, is an abandoned medieval fortified town (fortress) in Montenegro. The fortress is located on the confluence of the Morača, Morača river in lake Skadar. History It is believed that this fortress was founded in the 10th century during the reign of the Vojislavljević dynasty in then-known Duklja, Dioclea, whereas the first known written testimony of the fortress originate from mid-14th century. The fortress served as the capital of Principality of Zeta, Zeta under the Crnojević noble family, Crnojević dynasty from 1466 till 1478, being the seat of Stefan I Crnojević, Stefan and Ivan Crnojević. However, Ivan Crnojević was forced to move the capital in 1478 when the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans seized the town during the Siege of Shkodra (1478), siege of Shkodra, holding it until the decision of the Congress of Berlin, Berlin Congress in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Siege Of Shkodra (1474)
The siege of Shkodra () of 1474 was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman attack upon Venetian Republic, Venetian-controlled Shkodër, Shkodra (Scutari in Italian) in Albania Veneta during the Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479), First Ottoman-Venetian War (1463–79). It is not to be confused with the siege of Shkodra of 1478–79. Siege Strong Ottoman forces besieged Shkodra in spring 1474. Mehmed had dispatched the governor of Rûm Eyalet, Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha (governor of Rumelia), Hadım Suleiman Pasha, with about 8,000 men, but they were repulsed by commander Antonio Loredan and feared Venetian reinforcements. According to some sources, when the Scutari garrison complained for lack of food and water, Loredan told them ''"If you are hungry, here is my flesh; if you are thirsty, I give you my blood."'' The Venetian Senate ordered all available galleys to transport archers to Shkodra through river Bojana (river), Bojana. All Venetian governors were also ordered to help the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |