Albanian History Magazine

Çerçiz Topulli was an Albanian guerrilla war leader that fought all 3 of our enemies: Turks, Greeks, and Serbs. He was born in 1880 in Gjirokastra in a patriotic family of 14 kids. Him and his older brother Bajo fought hard for Albanian independence, but Bajo was more political whereas Çerçiz was more into war.

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One of the most important dates in the history of the Albanian people, without a doubt, is the Covenant of Lezha, also known as the "Albanian League of Lezha", the Assembly of Lezha, or the League of Albanian Princes. This connection was created by the initiative of Gjergj Kastriot-Skënderbeu, who had returned to Kruja shortly before to unite the forces of the Albanian principalities to oppose the Ottoman Empire.

For 5 centuries Albanians were under Ottoman rule. In these 5 centuries, Albanians were the biggest opponents and contributors to this empire.

Edith Durham has some priceless experiences from the year 1916 that are more significant than all the scholarly discussions that can explain what is meant by the statement that the...

Although the Albanian lands remained under Turkish rule for almost 500 years and many foods, clothes and traditions were adopted by the Albanian population, there were some things that never...

The main settlements of the Krasniqi tribe are Bajram Curri (Kolgecaj), Selimaj (Gegëhysen), Bujani, Llugaj, Margegaj, and Dragobia.

If you are from the north of the Albanian lands and have one of these surnames, your family probably originates from the Hoti tribe: Cunmullaj, Camaj, Dedvukaj, Dushaj, Gjelaj, Gjonaj, Gojçaj, Junçaj, Lajçaj, Lucgjonaj, Nicaj.

If you are from the north of the Albanian lands and have one of the surnames below, your family probably originates from the tribe of Gruda. Read more to find out why Gruda tribe has played a very important role in Albanian history.

Perhaps the most important Albanian tribe, its name became known in the European world only in the 17th century, because of how steep the mountains in which this tribe lived were. Continue reading to find more about the tribe of Kelmendi, their costumes, the surnames that come from this tribe and the impressions of foreign travelers in the Albanian lands.

One of the worrying problems, especially in the last 2 decades, has been the Greek claim that Himara is a Greek land and that the population there is entirely Greek. A...

Do you know that once in Albania, but not only, the ability to steal was highly valued? It was not seen as a dishonest job. Only the theft of "small stuff" was despised.

In the continuation of this story, we will tell you about an entertaining event from hundreds of years ago and a tradition of today in the areas of Laberia. 

Many foreigners ask: "How is it possible that Albania was under the Ottoman Empire for 5 centuries and managed to survive again, even though it was fragmented?!"