League of PrizrenThe League of Prizren (Albanian: Besëlidhja e Prizrenit or Lidhja e Prizrenit), officially the League for the Defense of the Rights of the Albanian Nation (Albanian: Lidhja për mbrojtjen e të drejtave të kombit Shqiptar), was an Albanian political organization that was officially founded on June 10, 1878, in the old town of Prizren in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. It was suppressed in April 1881.
AlbaniansEthnic group native to the BalkansEthnic groupLanguagesAlbanianReligionMajority:IslamSunni · Bektashi · Non-denominationalMinority:ChristianityCatholicism (Latin Church · Eastern RitesAlbanian Greek-Catholic Church · Italo-Albanian Church) · Eastern Orthodoxy (Albanian Orthodox Church · Albanian American Orthodox Church) · Protestantism (Albanian Protestant Church · Kosovan Protestant Church)Other:Irreligion 502,546 Albanian citizens, an additional 43,751 Kosovar Albanians, 260,000 Arbëreshë people and 169,644 Albanians who have acquired the Italian citizenship.
Albanian languageIndo-European languageAlbanian (endonym: shqip, gjuha shqipe, or arbërisht) is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanic branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group. It is the native language of the Albanian people. Standard Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, and a co-official language in North Macedonia and Montenegro, where it is the primary language of significant Albanian minority communities.
Rise of nationalism in the Ottoman EmpireThe rise of the Western notion of nationalism in the Ottoman Empire eventually caused the breakdown of the Ottoman millet system. The concept of nationhood, which was different from the preceding religious community concept of the millet system, was a key factor in the decline of the Ottoman Empire.BackgroundIn the Ottoman Empire, the Islamic faith was the official religion, with members holding all rights, as opposed to Non-Muslims, who were restricted.
Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Empire, also known historically as Turkey or the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
AlbaniaCountry in Southeastern EuropeAlbania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the , and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of 28,748 km (11,100 sq mi), it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions.
Naum VeqilharxhiNaum Veqilharxhi (born Naum Panajot Bredhi; 1797–1846) was an Albanian lawyer and scholar. In 1844, he published using a unique alphabet for the Albanian language with characters he had created himself, the Vithkuqi script. Veqilharxhi is one of the most prominent figures of the early Albanian National Awakening, and is considered by Albanians as its first ideologue.Albanian alphabetThe Albanian alphabet (Albanian: abetarja shqipe) is a variant of the Latin alphabet used to write the Albanian language. It consists of 36 letters representing all the phonemes of Standard Albanian: The letters are named simply by their sounds, followed by ë for consonants (e.g. shë). to the pronunciation of the 36 letters.
Great Eastern CrisisBelligerentsRussiaGrand Duchy of FinlandRomaniaBulgariaMontenegroSerbiaAustria-HungaryGreek rebelsSupported by:FranceOttoman EmpireEgyptBosnia VilayetAlbanian volunteersCircassian volunteersPolish LegionImamate rebelsAbkhazian rebelsSupported by:United KingdomCommanders and leadersAlexander IIGrand Duke Nicholas NikolaevichGrand Duke Michael NikolaevichMikhail Loris-MelikovMikhail SkobelevIosif GurkoIvan LazarevCarol I of RomaniaAlexander of BattenbergPrince NikolaKosta ProtićStjepan JovanovićKosmas DoumpiotisAbdul AzizMurad VAbdul Hamid IIAhmed PashaOsman PashaSuleiman PashaMehmed PashaAbdülkerim Nadir PashaAhmed Eyüb PashaMehmed Riza PashaStrength 185,000 in the Army of the Danube, 75,000 in the Caucasian Army Finland: 1,000 66,000 12,000, 190 cannons 81,500 45,000 15,000 281,000Casualties and losses 15,567 killed, 56,652 wounded, 6,824 died from wounds 4,302 killed and missing, 3,316 wounded, 19,904 sick 2,456 dead and wounded 2,400 dead and wounded 30,000 killed, 90,000 died from wounds and diseasesThe Great Eastern Crisis of 1875–1878 began in the Ottoman Empire's administrative territories in the Balkan Peninsula in 1875, with the outbreak of several uprisings and wars that resulted in the intervention of international powers, and was ended with the Treaty of Berlin in July 1878.
History of AlbaniaDuring classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Albanoi, Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, Labeatae, Taulantii, Parthini, Penestae, Amantes, and many others, but also Bryges and Epirote tribes, as well as several Greek colonies established on the Illyrian coast in cooperation with the local Illyrians, notably Epidamnos-Dyrrhachium and Apollonia. The Enchele's polity was the earliest to emerge and centered in Albania.
Conference of AmbassadorsThe Conference of Ambassadors of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers was an inter-allied organization of the Entente in the period following the end of World War I. Formed in Paris in January 1920 it became a successor of the Supreme War Council and was later on de facto incorporated into the League of Nations as one of its governing bodies. It became less active after the Locarno Treaties of 1925 and formally ceased to exist in 1931 or 1935.
Vithkuqi scriptThe alphabet of Naum Veqilharxhi was an alphabet devised in the 19th century to represent the Albanian language by scholar Naum Veqilharxhi, who alone made use of it in his educational works.gjellëRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.