Siege of Krujë (1478)
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The fourth siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire of Krujë in Albania occurred in 1478, ten years after the death of the Skanderbeg, and resulted in the town's capture after the failure of three prior sieges and a prolonged siege that lasted a year.
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Part of Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479) | |||||||||
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Garrison of 2,000 to 5,000 infantry and 500 civilians[3] 10,000 (siege relief army) | Unknown |
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Demoralized and severely weakened by hunger and lack of supplies from the year-long siege, the defenders surrendered to Sultan Mehmed II, who had promised them they could leave unharmed in exchange. One of the important historical sources about this siege is the fourth volume of the Annali Veneti e del Mondo manuscript written by Stefano Magno.[4] However, the Ottomans massacred all of the males in the city and took the women as slaves.[5]