Dukagjini left it in 1450, members of Dukagjini family concluded peace with the Ottoman Empire and even began to plot against Skanderbeg. Skanderbeg commanders Gjergj Arianiti Nicholas Dukagjini, passed to the Ottomans in 1457 Pal III Dukagjini, passed to the Ottomans in 1457 Moisi Arianit Golemi, passed to the Ottomans in 1457 Hamza Kastrioti, Skanderbeg's nephew, passed to the Ottomans in 1457 Vladan Jurica, General Quartermaster Skanderbegs Vrana Konti Peter Perlatai Marin Spani Andrea Thopia Karl Muzak Thopia Tanush Thopia Ajdin Muzaka For 25 years, from 1443–68, Skanderbeg's 10,000 man army marched through Ottoman territory winning against consistently larger and better supplied Ottoman forces. Threatened by Ottoman advances in their homeland, Hungary, and later Naples and Venice – their former enemies – provided the financial backbone and support for Skanderbeg's army. After Skanderbeg's death in 1468, the sultan "easily subdued Albania," but Skanderbeg's death did not end the struggle for independence. Legacy The League of Lezhë was the basis for an Albanian state. The formation of the League meant that for the first time Albania was united under an Albanian leader. Some historians regard the League as an independent Albanian state. Others do not accept this view, saying that it was only a military league. However, the League provided the basic elements of Albanian unity. Skanderbeg and the League of Lezhë have become part of Albanian historiography. That period of history, categorized as a pre-communist time, is seen by many as mythical and unchallengeable. In these cases, struggles against Ottoman and other foreign powers, and processes of national self-definition support the ideological framework linked with that period. References Sources 1444 establishments in Europe 1450 disestablishments in Europe 15th-century military alliances Warfare by Skanderbeg League of Lezhë Former confederations