Skanderbeg, whose real name was Gjergj Kastrioti, is one of the most important figures in Albanian history and is regarded as the national hero of Albania. He was born in 1405 in northern Albania, most likely in the region of Dibër, into the noble Kastrioti family. His father, Gjon Kastrioti, was an Albanian prince who ruled parts of the country during the late Middle Ages. As a child, Skanderbeg was taken by the Ottoman Empire under the devshirme system and raised at the Ottoman court, where he

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