Ioannina Celebrates Ottoman Liberation

[Epirus DNA]

Ioannina, which endured centuries of Ottoman rule until 1913, celebrates the union with Greece.

February 21 marks the day in 1913 when the historic city of Ioannina, the capital of Epirus in north-western Greece, was liberated from the Ottoman troops.

https://greece.greekreporter.com/202...an-liberation/

[Ujku]

Make Janinen Albanian again !

[Cleitus]

Make Janinen Albanian again !

Hahaha pse bre po pret me ba shit storm

[Epirus DNA]

Make Janinen Albanian again !

Ioannina was never Albanian.
Ioannina will never be Albanian.

Ζήτω η Ελλάδα

[Cleitus]

Ioannina was never Albanian.
Ioannina will never be Albanian.

Ζήτω η Ελλάδα

[Epirus DNA]

HAHA Maybe you should try to find Ioannina on a map...

[Cleitus]

HAHA Maybe you should try to find Ioannina on a map...

I thought you meant Kerkyra hahaha

[Cleitus]

The Battle of Achelous (Albanian: Beteja e Akelout) took place in 1359 near the river Achelous, in Aetolia, modern Greece fought between Albanian troops, under Peter Losha and John Spata, and forces of the Despotate of Epirus, under Nikephoros II Orsini. The Albanians defeated Orsini's army, which suffered massive casualties during the battle. The battle established two despotates from regions previously part of the Despotate of Epirus: the Despotate of Arta and the Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto.


After Nikephoros's death the remaining major towns in the Despotate of Epirus, being under risk of capture by the Albanian troops, submitted to Simeon Uroš and the remaining areas of the Despotate were divided between him and Radoslav Hlapen. Simeon, unable to expel the Albanian leaders, tried to maintain indirect control of Epirus by recognizing Peter Losha and John Spata as despots, in the regions of Arta and Angelokastron and Lepanto respectively.


Nikephoros II Orsini gathered his forces and marched against the Albanians in the regions they had settled in Aetolia, modern western Greece. The Albanians gathered their forces and under the leadership of Peter Losha fought against Orsini in the late spring of 1359 near the Achelous river. The Albanians won the battle. Orsini was killed and his whole army was destroyed.

Although most of Epirus came temporary under Albanian rule, due to their tribal structure and lack of central authority the Albanians didn't replace any existing Greek or Serbian rule with a centralized Albanian state. As an aftermath by 1366-67 only the city of Ioannina wasn't under Albanian control.

So yeah Janina was never under Albanian control it seems. Though Epirus was. For a while at least.

[Epirus DNA]

I thought you meant Kerkyra hahaha

The Venetians occupied Kerkyra. Ioannina was never Albanian. It was occupied by the Ottomans. Ali Pasha was an ethnic Albanian who ruled Epirus from Ioannina for the Ottomans... but it was never 'Albanian' !!

[Cleitus]

The Venetians occupied Kerkyra. Ioannina was never Albanian. It was occupied by the Ottomans. Ali Pasha was an ethnic Albanian who ruled Epirus from Ioannina for the Ottomans... but it was never 'Albanian' !!

Almost forgot about him. Ali pashe tepelena.