Siege of Svetigrad

The siege of Svetigrad or Sfetigrad began on 14 May 1448 when an Ottoman army, led by Sultan Murad II, besieged the fortress of Svetigrad. After the many failed Ottoman expeditions into Albania against the League of Lezhë, a confederation of Albanian Principalities created in 1444 and headed by Skanderbeg, Murad II decided to march an army into Skanderbeg's dominions in order to capture the key Albanian fortress of Svetigrad. The fortress lay on an important route between present-day North Macedonia and Albania, and thus its occupation would give the Ottomans easy access into Albania.

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1448 Siege of Svetigrad

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1446 Battle of Otonetë

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1448 Battle of Oranik

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1456 Battle of Oranik

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1465 Battle of Meçad

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1446	Battle of Otonetë	Ottoman Empire, battle, League of Lezhë	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1448	Siege of Svetigrad	Ottoman Empire, siege, League of Lezhë	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1448	Battle of Oranik	Ottoman Empire, battle, League of Lezhë	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1456	Battle of Oranik	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1465	Battle of Meçad	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Trebenishko Kale	fortress	Wikidata