Albania Parliamentary republic, in the south-western part. of the Balkan Peninsula, with its capital city Tirana. The oldest evidence of human presence in Albania dates back to the Middle Paleolithic (sites of Xara and Shën-Marina, near Tirana). The most ancient Neolithic facies, characterized by ceramic, indicate the area as a suture zone between the two Balkan-Anatolian and Adriatic areas. At the beginning of the Bronze Age, the arrival of Indo-European populations is connected with the appearance of corded pottery and burial in mounds; the bronze weapons underline the links with the Aegean, Minoan and Mycenaean areas; the Illyrian civilization began to form, which had the greatest expansion in the Iron Age, as evidenced by the necropolis (valley of the Mat and plain of the Korce) and fortresses (oppida located in strategic points). From the 7th-6th century BC Greek colonies were established on the southern coast: Epidamnos-Dyrrhachion (od. Durazzo), Apollonia, Buthroton (od. Butrinto). In Roman times, the regions that had formed the kingdom of Epirus – largely corresponding to Albania merid. – they belonged first to the province of Macedonia (148 BC) then to Achaia (27 BC), while those to the north were included in Illyrian. Passed, with the definitive subdivision of the Roman empire, to the dependence of Byzantium, the to. it was invaded by the barbarians, some of whom created ephemeral lordships (late 6th century: Slav; 619: miser; later Serbian). From 917 to 1019 the Albania it was almost totally absorbed by the kingdom of the Bulgarians.

With the sec. 11th, returned under Byzantium, it began to undergo the military penetration of the Normans and the successive kings of Sicily and Naples, and the commercial one of Venice, which took advantage of the fourth crusade (1204) to seize it, even if the feudal lords submitted to the despot of Epirus Michele Angelo Comneno. Conquered in 1230 by the Bulgarian Tsar John Asjan II, shortly after it passed for the most part to the Serbian kings of Rascia. The battle of Kosovo (1389) brought the Turks to Albania, who, first contained by the League of Albanian peoples created in 1444 by Giorgio Castriota known as Scanderbeg, had the better of the latter’s death (1467). The populations became Islamized and the Albania it was divided into small autonomous principalities subjected to Ottoman sovereignty. In the 19th century. the revolts were accentuated, including that of who took advantage of the fourth crusade (1204) to seize it, even if the feudal lords submitted to the despot of Epirus Michele Angelo Comneno. Conquered in 1230 by the Bulgarian Tsar John Asjan II, shortly after it passed for the most part to the Serbian kings of Rascia. The battle of Kosovo (1389) brought the Turks to Albania, who, first contained by the League of Albanian peoples created in 1444 by Giorgio Castriota known as Scanderbeg, had the better of the latter’s death (1467). The populations became Islamized and the Albania it was divided into small autonomous principalities subjected to Ottoman sovereignty. In the 19th century. the revolts were accentuated, including that of who took advantage of the fourth crusade (1204) to seize it, even if the feudal lords submitted to the despot of Epirus Michele Angelo Comneno. Conquered in 1230 by the Bulgarian Tsar John Asjan II, shortly after it passed for the most part to the Serbian kings of Rascia.

According to a2zdirectory, the battle of Kosovo (1389) brought the Turks to Albania, who, first contained by the League of Albanian peoples created in 1444 by Giorgio Castriota known as Scanderbeg, had the better of the latter’s death (1467). The populations became Islamized and the Albania it was divided into small autonomous principalities subjected to Ottoman sovereignty. In the 19th century. the revolts were accentuated, including that of soon after it passed for the most part to the Serbian kings of the Rascia. The battle of Kosovo (1389) brought the Turks to Albania, who, first contained by the League of Albanian peoples created in 1444 by Giorgio Castriota known as Scanderbeg, had the better of the latter’s death (1467). The populations became Islamized and the Albania it was divided into small autonomous principalities subjected to Ottoman sovereignty. In the 19th century. the revolts were accentuated, including that of soon after it passed for the most part to the Serbian kings of the Rascia. The battle of Kosovo (1389) brought the Turks to Albania, who, first contained by the League of Albanian peoples created in 1444 by Giorgio Castriota known as Scanderbeg, had the better of the latter’s death (1467). The populations became Islamized and the Albania it was divided into small autonomous principalities subjected to Ottoman sovereignty. In the 19th century. the revolts were accentuated, including that of ‛Ali Tepedelenli, Pasha of Giannina, who managed to become de facto independent (1820-22). After the treaties of St. Stephen and Berlin (1878), which began the dismemberment of the Balkan territories, Turkey regained ground and promoted the Albanian League (1878) against Serbia, Greece and Montenegro.