BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature
Guides
Criticism & Essays Criticism &
Essays
Questions & Answers Questions &
Answers
Lesson Plans Lesson
Plans
My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help

Search "Skanderbeg"

 
Not What You Meant?  There are 7 definitions for Skanderbeg.

Skanderbeg

Print-Friendly
About 22 pages (6,490 words) in 4 products

"Skanderbeg" Search Results
Contents:
Biography

Name: Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg
Variant Name: Gjergj Kastrioti, Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeg
Birth Date: January 17, 1405
Death Date: January 17, 1468
Place of Birth: Krujë, Albania
Place of Death: Lezhë, Albania
Nationality: Albanian
Gender: Male
Occupations: military leader, military strategist

summary from source:
Biography of Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg
1,819 words, approx. 6 pages
Hailed as a national hero in Albania, Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg (1403-1468) successfully ousted the Ottoman Turks from his native land for over two decades, halting Turkey's efforts to spread Islam through a predominately Roman Catholic western...


Quotations
summary from source:
Skanderbeg Quotes
88 words, approx. 1 pages
George Kastriotis or Gjergj Kastrioti, (ca. 1405 - 1468-01-17 ), better known as Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skënderbeu ; Turkish: İskender Bey, "Lord Alexander"), is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Albania. Known as the Dragon of...


Ask any question on Skanderbeg and get it answered FAST!
Answer questions in BookRags Q&A and earn points toward
discounted or even FREE Study Guides and other BookRags products!
Learn more about BookRags Q&A
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
summary from source:
Skanderbeg Information
4,456 words, approx. 15 pages
George Kastrioti Skenderbeu (6 May 1405 - 17 January 1468) (Albanian: Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, Turkish İskender Bey, meaning "Lord or Leader Alexander"), is one of the most prominent historical figures in the history of...


News and Journals
summary from source:

Investor's Business Daily
The 'Greatest Guest'
6/11/2007: 472 words, approx. 2 pages
Foreign Relations: President Bush was welcomed like a hero returning home from war when he visited Albania on Sunday. What does this obscure Eastern European country understand that much of America doesn't?According to the New York Times, Bush "was treated like a rock star" as...
summary from source:

AP News
Exhibition honors Muslims who saved Jews
11/1/2007: 641 words, approx. 2 pages
Tears welling in his eyes, an elderly Holocaust survivor on Thursday embraced the son of the Albanian man who saved him from the Nazi death camps, highlighting the little-known role played by European Muslims in helping Jews during World War II.The two met for the...
 


Skanderbeg Study Pack

Get the complete Skanderbeg Study Pack, which includes everything on this page. Approximately 22 pages (at 300 words per page) in 3 products.

 Please Note: Study Pack does not include any HighBeam content.

This Study Pack Contains:
1 Biography
1 Encyclopedia Article
Multiple Formats Available:

· online web format
· "print-friendly" format
· downloadable PDF format
· downloadable Word/RTF format
Available Immediately Online
 

Skanderbeg

Print-Friendly
About 22 pages (6,490 words) in 4 products


Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags




About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy |