"apple-converted-space"> capture of Podgorica in 1474
interrupted its economic, cultural and artistic development. Podgorica became a
kaza
of
the
Sanjak of Scutari
in 1479. The Ottomans built a large
fortress
in Podgorica and the existing
settlement, with its highly developed merchant connections, became the main
Ottoman defensive and attacking bastion in the region. At the beginning of 1474
there were information about intention of Ottoman sultan to rebuild Podgorica
and
Baleč
and settle them with 5,000 Turkish
families in order to establish an additional obstacle for cooperation of
Principality of Zetaand
Venetian
Shkodër.
The fortified city, with towers, gates
and defensive ramparts, enabled the Ottomans to resist all attacks. In 1864,
Podgorica became a
kaza
of the
Scutari Vilayet
called Böğürtlen 'blackberry'. It was
also known
Burguriçe
in
Albanian.
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