Skanderbeg's rebellion

Skanderbeg's rebellion
	; Skanderbeg's portrait by Cristofano dell'Altissimo (1552)
Date	November 1443 — 17 January 1468
Location	Sanjaks of Albania, Dibra, and Ohrid in the Ottoman Empire; League of Lezhë; Albania Veneta; (modern Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo)
Result	Albanian Victory Formation of the League of Lezhe;
Belligerents
League of Lezhë Members Principality of Kastrioti; Principality of Dukagjini; Principality of Arianiti (1444-50, 1451-62); Lordship of Scuria; Principality of Muzaka (until 1450); Lordship of Sati and Dagnum (until 1444); Lordship of Spani (until 1455); Lordship of Golemi (1444-55, 1456-64); Lordship of Misia (until 1447); Lordship of Upper Zeta (until 1447); Kingdom of Naples (1450-) Republic of Venice (from 1463)	Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice (1447-48)
Commanders and leaders
Skanderbeg; Alfonso V of Aragon; Ferdinand I of Naples;	Murad II; Mehmed II; Andrea Venier;

Skanderbeg's rebellion was an almost 25-year long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by the Albanian military commander Skanderbeg in what is today Albania and its neighboring countries. It was a rare successful instance of resistance by Christians during the 15th century and through his leadership led Albanians in guerrilla warfare against the Ottomans.

On 2 March 1444 the regional Albanian chieftains and nobles united against the Ottoman Empire and established the League of Lezhë. The coalition would go on to successfully fight the Ottoman forces up until 1479, after which it was dissolved. After Skanderbeg's death in 1468, the league would continue fighting under Lekë Dukagjini.

Skanderbeg's revolt represented a reaction by sections of local society and feudal lords against the loss of privilege and the exactions of the Ottoman government which they resented. Because of the frequent conflicts between rival families in Albania during Skanderbeg's rebellion, particularly between Skanderbeg and Lekë Dukagjini, Albanian studies scholar Robert Elsie described the period as more of an Albanian civil war. However, Skanderbeg reconciled with Lekë in 1453 and re-allied with Gjergj Arianiti in 1456.

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