Albanian-Epirote War (1381–84)

Albanian-Epirote War
Date	1381–1384
Location	Epirus, modern Greece
Result	Albanian victory Defeat of Epirote and Ottoman Troops;
Belligerents
Despotate of Arta	Despotate of Epirus; Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gjin Bua Shpata	Thomas II Preljubović X; Shahin Pasha
Units involved
Bua (tribe); Malakasioi tribe; Mazaraki tribe	Epirote Army; Janissaries
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	unknown

The Albanian-Epirote War of 1381–84 was waged between the Despotate of Arta, led by Gjin Bua Shpata and the Despotate of Epirus, led by Thomas II Preljubović.[1][2] During the War, Thomas would be given the nickname "Albanian-slayer", due to the cruelty he displayed towards Albanian prisoners.[3][4][1]

Prelude

In 1381, Thomas, facing repeated failures against the Albanians, sought assistance first from his Frankish neighbors and later turned to the Ottomans for help. The Ottomans promptly responded by dispatching an auxiliary force to aid him.[1] For their Help they gave him in his fight against Arta, he let the Ottomans seize Dryinoupolis.[5]

War

In 1381, Thomas II Preljubović, accompanied by Ottoman auxiliary forces, launched an invasion of the Despotate of Arta.[1] Despite heavy assistance from the Ottomans during his Offensive, he only managed to capture three villages (Vrontismeni, Voursina, and Dhespotikon).[1] His invasion soon stalled, and he did not manage to advance further than the upper Kalamas basin.[1] Later Thomas would ultimately be defeated in Battle in the Kalamas Valley by Gjin Bua Shpata and the Mazaraki tribe.[1]

During the last stages of the War, Thomas II Preljubović's relationship with his wife Maria had become strained, leading to a deteriorating situation between them. Maria became involved in a conspiracy against her husband. On December 23, 1384, Thomas was assassinated by his own guards, thus ending the War.[1][2]

References

Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1976). Migrations and Invasions in Greece and Adjacent Areas. Noyes Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8155-5047-1.
Sansaridou-Hendrickx, Thekla (January 2010). "The Albanians in the Chronicle(s) of Ioannina : An Anthropological Approach". Acta Patristica et Byzantina. 21 (2): 287–306. doi:10.1080/10226486.2010.11879131. ISSN 1022-6486. S2CID 163742869.
Ellis, Steven G.; Klusáková, Lud'a (2007). Imagining Frontiers, Contesting Identities. Edizioni Plus. p. 135. ISBN 978-88-8492-466-7.
Oswald, Brendan (2011). "Citizenship in Medieval Ioannina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
Nicol, Donald M. (1984). The Despotate of Epiros 1267-1479: A Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-26190-6.

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[:0-1] Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1976). Migrations and Invasions in Greece and Adjacent Areas. Noyes Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8155-5047-1.

[:1-2] Sansaridou-Hendrickx, Thekla (January 2010). "The Albanians in the Chronicle(s) of Ioannina : An Anthropological Approach". Acta Patristica et Byzantina. 21 (2): 287–306. doi:10.1080/10226486.2010.11879131. ISSN 1022-6486. S2CID 163742869.

[:02-3] Ellis, Steven G.; Klusáková, Lud'a (2007). Imagining Frontiers, Contesting Identities. Edizioni Plus. p. 135. ISBN 978-88-8492-466-7.

[:12-4] Oswald, Brendan (2011). "Citizenship in Medieval Ioannina" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.

[5] Nicol, Donald M. (1984). The Despotate of Epiros 1267-1479: A Contribution to the History of Greece in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-26190-6.