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Index
Mini-reviews
Synopsis
Editor’s Preface
Reader’s Orientation
The Historical Context of the Siege of Shkodra
Original Albanian Introduction
THE SIEGE OF SHKODRA
Prefatory Note to the Doge of Venice
Book One
Origins of the Turks
Early Turkish conquests
Osman, Orhan, Murad I, Suleiman, Bayezid
Tamerlane, Sigismund, Mehmed I, Murad II
Mehmed II and the conquest of Constantinople
Macedonia and the Epirotes
The key to conquering Rome
About Shkodra
Book Two
The failed Ottoman siege of 1474
The sultan plans a more powerful assault
Ottoman raiders blitz the countryside
The siege begins
The pasha of Rumelia arrives
The pasha of Anatolia arrives
The janissaries arrive
An ultimatum from the sultan
A reply from the Shkodrans
About Kruja
Raiders from the lake
Cannons and camels
The sultan arrives
Friar Bartholomew’s speech
Demolishing the outer walls
Fireballs and explosives
The first ground assault
Guns and galleys
The second ground assault
The third ground assault
The sultan convenes his council
The fourth ground assault
The aftermath of the fourth ground assault
The sultan convenes his council again
Preparations for the fifth ground assault
Friar Bartholomew prays and heartens the besieged
Miracles of nature
Final battle preparations
Jacob Moneta rallies his battalion
The fifth and final ground assault
The sultan orders retreat
Book Three
The sultan alters his strategy
The conquest of Žabljak
The conquest of Drisht
The sultan returns to Istanbul
The conquest of Lezha
The siege of Shkodra continues
News of peace: relief and dilemma
Florio Jonima’s appeal: “On to Venice!”
Conclusion
The War of Shkodra
Panegyric to the Venetian Senate
Ottoman Chronicles on the Siege
Ashik Pasha-zâde (1400–1481)
Tursun (ca. 1426–91)
Kivami (ca. 15
Idris-i Bidlisi (ca. 1453–1520)
Kemâl Pasha-zâde (1468–1534)
Appendixes
Appendix 1: Shkodra’s History in Brief
Appendix 2: Chronology of Major Events in this Volume
Appendix 3: Chronology of the Siege of Shkodra, 1478–79
Appendix 4: The Legend of Rozafa Buried in the Castle Walls
Appendix 5: The Legend of the Flying Fresco
Appendix 6: The Montenegrin Siege of Shkodra, 1912–13
Appendix 7: Reviews
Glossary
Bibliography
Authors and Contributors
Publication Data
Endnotes
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