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Ottoman wars in Europe: Albanian leader Skanderbeg defeated an Ottoman army under Ballaban Badera to raise the siege of Krujë.
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Series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states
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Albanian warlord and military commander (1405–1468)
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Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)
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Ballaban Badera
15th-century Ottoman military officer
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Siege of Krujë (1466–1467)
Second siege of Krujë
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