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Gjon Kastrioti

d. 1437 · 15th century · Also known as John Castriot

Gjon Kastrioti was an Albanian lord who built a principality in the Mat valley and Dibër region, reaching towards the Adriatic near Lezhë. He accepted Ottoman overlordship while trading with Venice and Ragusa, and sent his sons as hostages to the Ottoman court. One of them was Gjergj Kastrioti, known as Skanderbeg.

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Principality of Kastrioti

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gjon Kastrioti. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gjon-kastrioti
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