List of Albanian countries and regions

This is a list of Albanian countries and regions throughout history, sometimes called Albanian lands by historians (Albanian: Trojet shqipëtare). It includes countries, states, provinces, regions and territories that have or had in the past one of the following characteristics:

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Historical political entities

Middle Ages
ImageMapNameYearsAreaNotes
Principality of Arbanon 1190–1255 Albania Autonomous principality within the Byzantine Empire and then the Despotate of Epirus.
Kingdom of Albania 1272–1368 Albania Union with the Kingdom of Sicily/Naples.
Lordship of Berat
Muzakaj Principality		 1280–1417 Albania
Principality of Valona 1346–1417 Albania
Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto 1359–1374 Greece Under Peter Losha
Despotate of Arta 1359–1374 Greece Under Gjin Bua Shpata
Despotate of Arta 1374–1416 Greece Under Spata family
Principality of Albania (medieval) 1368–1415 Albania
Sanjak of Albania 1385–1466 Albania
Greece
Montenegro		 Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire.
Principality of Gjirokastër 1386–1418 Albania
Greece		 Zenebisi family
Principality of Dukagjini 1387–1479 Albania
Kosovo[1]
Principality of Kastrioti 1389–1444 Albania
State of Arianiti 1432-1444 Albania
Venetian Albania 1420–1797 Albania
Montenegro		 Possession of the Venetian Republic.
League of Lezhë 1444–c. 1468 Albania
North Macedonia
Montenegro

Early Modern
ImageMapNameYearsAreaNotes
Pashalik of Scutari 1757–1831 Albania
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia		 Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
Pashalik of Berat 1774–1809 Albania Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
Pashalik of Yanina 1788–1822 Greece
Albania		 Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
Muhammad Ali dynasty 1805–1953 Egypt De jure Ottoman province (until 1914)
British protectorate (1914–1922)
Independent kingdom (1922–1953)
League of Prizren 1877–c. 1881 Albania
Kosovo
North Macedonia
Greece
Serbia
Montenegro

1912-1944
ImageMapNameYearsAreaNotes
Albania 1912–1914 Albania Declared in Vlorë on 28 November 1912
Republic of Central Albania 1913–1914 Albania
Principality of Albania 1914–1917
1920–1925		 Albania
Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë 1916–1920 Albania Protectorate of France.
Albanian Republic 1917–1920 Albania Protectorate of Italy.
Republic of Mirdita 1921 Albania
Albanian Republic 1925–1928 Albania De facto protectorate of Italy.
Albanian Kingdom 1928–1939 Albania De facto protectorate of Italy.
Albanian Kingdom 1939–1943 Albania
Montenegro
Kosovo
Serbia
North Macedonia		 Protectorate and dependency of Italy.
Albanian Kingdom 1943-1944 Albania
Montenegro
Kosovo
Serbia
North Macedonia		 Puppet state of Nazi Germany.

Since 1944
ImageMapNameYearsAreaNotes
People's Socialist Republic of Albania 1944–1992 Albania From 1944-1946 it was known as Democratic Government of Albania
and from as 1946-1976 People's Republic of Albania.
Republic of Albania 1992–1998 Albania
Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo 1946–1992 Kosovo Autonomous province of Serbia in Yugoslavia.
Republic of Kosova 1990–1999 Kosovo

Present political entities

This is the list of the current states and regions where Albanians are in absolute or relative ethnic majority, are one of the constitutional or recognized peoples or the Albanian language is official:

ImageMapNameYearsNotes
Republic of Albania 1992- Ethnic Albanian majority.
Republic of Kosovo 2008- Ethnic Albanian majority.
Republic of North Macedonia 1991- Albanian is co-official with Macedonian.

References
  1. Mortimer Sellers (4 May 2010). The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective. Springer. p. 207. ISBN 978-90-481-3748-0. Retrieved 10 May 2012. Dukagjini's princedom, with Lezha as its own capital city, included Zadrima, the areas in north and northeast of Shkodra and was extended in remote areas of present Serbia, having Ulpiana, near Pristina, as the second capital city.

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