Kampanye pertama Mehmed II di Albania: Perbedaan antara revisi
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Di saat itu, Albania mengalami krisis kekuasaan Skanderbeg, kepala Liga Lezhë, menjadi bawahan [[Alfonso V dari Aragon|Alfonso yang Murah Hati]], raja [[Aragon]]. Khawatir tentang musuh lain yang tumbuh di ''[[Laut Adriatik|Teluk Venesia]]'', [[Republik Venesia]] mencoba mengubah sekutu Skanderbeg melawan dirinya agar melemahkan pengaruh Alfonso. Menyadari kesempatan itu, Mehmed menyuruh menginvasi Albania. Skanderbeg mengetahui sifat sabar Sultan baru ini dan efeknya akan ada jika pasukannya tidak segera dikalahkan, bertindak cepat. Segera setelah tentara Utsmaninyah berpisah menjadi dua kekuatan berbeda, Skanderbeg menyerang dan mengalahkan Hamza dan Tahip. Tahip terbunuh dalam pertempuran sementara Hamza ditangkap dan ditebus dengan 13000 [[dukat]] bersama dengan pembantunya. Tak lama kemudian, Skanderbeg membujuk bekas musuh Venesia untuk meredakan hubungan Albania-[[Venesia]].
== Hubungan Albania dengan Barat ==
[[File:Alfonso-V-el-Magnanimo.jpg|thumb|left|160px|[[Alfonso V dari Aragon]] oleh Juan de Juanes.]]
[[Pengepungan Krujë (1450)|Pengepungan Krujë]] pada [[1450]] menghasilkan kerugian besar bagi [[Murad II]] dan [[Liga Lezhë]].<ref name="Frasheri308"/> Sebagian besar tanah Albania terbuang dari kampanye panjang dimana pasukan Turki ditempatkan selama lebih dari setengah [[tahun]]. Negara ini tertinggal dengan sedikit sumber daya untuk memproduksi [[tanaman]] dan akibatnya berupa kelaparan yang besar. Pada [[1451]], tahun setelah pasukan Murad telah menghancurkan negara ini, Mehmed II memperoleh kontrol [[Kesultanan Utsmaniyah]] setelah kematian ayahnya.<ref name="Frasheri308"/> Kekuatan besar Mehmed sudah selama tahun-tahun sebelumnya ketika ia menemani ayahnya ke Albania. Skanderbeg sadar kalau Mehmed menyerang sekarang, dia akan berada dalam kesulitan besar karena ia tidak memiliki sumber daya dan dukungan untuk berhasil menahan invasi besar. Salah satu [[kepangeranan]] Albania paling kuat, Dukagjini, membuat negosiasi terbuka dengan Utsmaniyah, menyatakan bahwa mereka akan menjadi vasal Mehmed.<ref name="Frasheri308">Frashëri p. 308.</ref>
<!--With an internal conflict, a destroyed economy, and a weakened army, Skanderbeg realized that he needed to make an alliance with a powerful state so that the League would continue its existence. He first approached the [[Republic of Venice]] by offering a military alliance and a sort of vassalhood to the Republic of Venice,<ref name="Frasheri308"/> but the Republic was then enjoying good relations with the Ottomans and thus refused Skanderbeg's offer. [[Papal States|Rome]] offered some monetary help, but Skanderbeg was looking for more. Skanderbeg then turned to [[Alfonso V of Aragon]] who then controlled [[Kingdom of Sicily|Naples and Sicily]]. Alfonso wanted to expand [[Crown of Aragon|his empire]] from [[Gibraltar]] to the [[Bosphorus]].<ref name="Frasheri308"/> In order to realize his dreams, he would need a bridgehead in the [[Balkans]] from where he could march to [[Constantinople]]. Alfonso thus took up the offer to establish diplomatic relations with Skanderbeg and his Albanian allies.<ref name="Frasheri309">Frashëri p. 309.</ref>
The process was not without obstacles, however. The Neapolitan nobles distrusted Skanderbeg since the [[Kastrioti]] family had previously been allied with Venice. Alfonso himself had been offended when he asked Skanderbeg to attack [[Albania Veneta|Venice]] along with [[Đurađ Branković]] and the Albanian refused. Alfonso was also a devout Christian and found it uneasy to ally with Skanderbeg who had previously practiced [[Islam]] in the Ottoman court.<ref name="Frasheri309"/> On the other hand, Skanderbeg had been disillusioned when Alfonso failed to send any troops to Krujë when they were most needed. But things changed once Skanderbeg had thwarted the Ottoman Army. Both Venice and Alfonso grew an interest in expanding their powers in the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] and the [[Ionian Sea|Ionian]]. On 26 March 1451, the [[Treaty of Gaeta]] was signed, creating an Albanian-Aragonese alliance.<ref name="Frasheri309"/>
Skanderbeg also sent diplomats to other Italian states. In August 1451, along with Venice he sent messages to [[Francesco Sforza]], then [[duke of Milan]], and [[Republic of Siena|Siena]] to inform them of his victory over the Turks and of the desperate need for supplies to continue combating the Ottoman armies, but no aid was received.<ref>Frashëri pp. 319-320.</ref> Venice responded that she wished to see the Albanians and the Turks settle for peace, whereas Sforza's response hinged upon the excuse that his state was not financially sound and that his soldiers were not meant to help an Albanian prince. Only [[Republic of Ragusa|Ragusa]] offered a large amount of ducats.<ref name="Frasheri320">Frashëri p. 320.</ref>-->
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