When did Shkodër become Ottoman?

Chronology

1. 1393
   Became Ottoman

   The Ottoman commander Kavala Şahin took the city from the Balšić princes.

   Sultan: Bayezid I
2. 1396
   Left Ottoman rule

   This first Ottoman rule was short-lived; Venice took over and fortified the city.

   Sultan: Bayezid I
3. 1479
   Became Ottoman

   After long sieges Venice gave up the city to the Ottomans in 1479; Shkodër became an important district capital.

   Sultan: Mehmed II
4. 1912
   Left Ottoman rule

   Ottoman rule ended with the Balkan War; in 1913, under pressure from the European powers, the city was included in newly founded Albania.

   Sultan: Mehmed V

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Northern Albania (Krujë–Shkodër)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “İŞKODRA” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.