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What was the genesis of Albanian national hero Scanderbeg's name?

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Scanderbeg or Skanderbeg , c.1404-1468, Albanian national hero. His original name was George Castriota or Kastriotes, but the Ottomans called him Iskender Bey, and this was corrupted into Scanderbeg.

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