Gjirokastër: All Data
Gjirokastër is a city in Albania. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Gjirokastër: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1387 AD
Capital of Principality of Gjirokastër
1913 AD
Mentioned in Event: Northern Rumelian Front
1913 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of London (1913)
1914 AD
Capital of Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
1914 AD
Mentioned in Event: Collapse of Albania
1916 AD
Mentioned in Event: Collapse of Albania
1917 AD
Mentioned in Event: Collapse of Albania
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Aftermath of World War I
1939 AD
Mentioned in Event: Italian invasion of Albania
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Greek counter-offensive (Greco-Italian War)
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: German invasion of Greece
1942 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Prefecture of Argirocastro, part of Italian Protectorate of Albania
1943 AD
Mentioned in Event: Liberation of Albania
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Liberation of Albania
1946 AD
Mentioned in Event: Liberation of Albania
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the County of Gjirokastër, part of Republic of Albania