Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)

Albanian-Ottoman Wars (1432–1479); Luftërat shqiptaro-osmane
	Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
	; Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg
Date	1432 – 25 April 1479 (47 Years)
Location	League of Lezhë, Sanjak of Albania, and Serbian Despotate
Result	Initial Albanian victory: Formation of the League of Lezhë; Ottomans unsuccessfully besieged Krujë in 1450, 1466, and 1467; Eventual Ottoman victory: Resistance weakens after Skanderbeg's death; Fall of Krujë and Shkodra;
Territorial; changes	Most of Albania conquered by the Ottoman Empire, except the Northern parts which had total autonomy
Belligerents
League of Lezhë	Ottoman Empire; Despotate of Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Skanderbeg; (Until 1468); Vrana Konti; Hamza Kastrioti; Andrea Thopia; Gjergj Arianiti; Moisi Golemi ; Lekë Dukagjini; Ivan Crnojević; Nicholas Dukagjini; Tanush Thopia; Zaharia Gropa; Vladan Jurica ;	Murad II; Mehmed II; Đurađ Branković; Lazar Branković ; Ali Pasha; Ballaban Badera †; Moisi Golemi; Ishak Bey; Ali Bey Evrenosoğlu; Turahan Bey; Gedik Ahmed Pasha; Ibrahim Pasha †; Firuz Pasha †;

The Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479) (Albanian: Luftërat shqiptaro-osmane) were a series of wars and revolts against the rising Ottoman Empire by Albanian feudal lords. The wars and revolts took place in present-day Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and South Serbia. In this period, Albanians under the leadership of Gjergj Arianiti and especially later under Skanderbeg resisted the Ottomans under two Sultans in over 30 battles. Skanderbeg continued this resistance until his death in 1468, and the Albanians persevered for another 11 years before being defeated.