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The historical region of Shllaku corresponds to [[Shllak]]. The tribal region borders the [[Shkreli (tribe)|Shkreli]], [[Dushmani (tribe)|Dushmani]] and [[Toplana (tribe)|Toplana]] tribal regions to the north.
The historical region of Shllaku corresponds to [[Shllak]]. The tribal region borders the [[Shkreli (tribe)|Shkreli]], [[Dushmani (tribe)|Dushmani]] and [[Toplana (tribe)|Toplana]] tribal regions to the north.


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==Ethnography==
According to tradition, the Toplana, Shllaku as well as the Gashi can trace their lineage back to 1450 when they arrived from [[Vasojevići]], a Serb tribe in [[Montenegro]], to Albania.<ref>{{harvnb|Zemaljski muzej u Bosni i Hercegovini|1911|p=373}}: "Топлана и Шлаку могу као и Гаши своју лозу проследити и до 1450, када су како се вели, дошли из Васојевића у Албанију"</ref> A study published in 1911 described the Shllaku as of a darker [[complexion]] than other northern Albanian tribes.{{sfn|Zemaljski muzej u Bosni i Hercegovini|1911|p=370}} According to tradition, recorded by Nopcsa, the tribal ancestor was named "Can Gabeti", one of four brothers (the others were the founder of the Gashi, Toplana and Megulla).{{sfn|Elsie|2015|pp=133, 145, 168}} Gabeti, said to have been an Orthodox Christian from Montenegro, came across the original native population who were the ancestors of the ''Kolë Pep Fura'' family and whose last male descendant died about 1900.{{sfn|Elsie|2015|p=133}} The original population of Shllaku was called ''Lorehic'' and is said to be related to the family of the same name in Guri i Zi on the plain of [[Shkodër]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Robert Elsie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EzWCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=tribes+of+albania&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ1NKosIbQAhVCESwKHQHUCyIQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=tribes%20of%20albania&f=false}}</ref>
According to tradition, the Toplana, Shllaku as well as the Gashi can trace their lineage back to 1450 when they arrived from [[Vasojevići]], a Serb tribe in [[Montenegro]], to Albania.<ref>{{harvnb|Zemaljski muzej u Bosni i Hercegovini|1911|p=373}}: "Топлана и Шлаку могу као и Гаши своју лозу проследити и до 1450, када су како се вели, дошли из Васојевића у Албанију"</ref> A study published in 1911 described the Shllaku as of a darker [[complexion]] than other northern Albanian tribes.{{sfn|Zemaljski muzej u Bosni i Hercegovini|1911|p=370}} According to tradition, recorded by Nopcsa, the tribal ancestor was named "Can Gabeti", one of four brothers (the others were the founder of the Gashi, Toplana and Megulla).{{sfn|Elsie|2015|pp=133, 145, 168}} Gabeti, said to have been an Orthodox Christian from Montenegro, came across the original native population who were the ancestors of the ''Kolë Pep Fura'' family and whose last male descendant died about 1900.{{sfn|Elsie|2015|p=133}} The original population of Shllaku was called ''Lorehic'' and is said to be related to the family of the same name in Guri i Zi on the plain of [[Shkodër]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Robert Elsie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EzWCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=tribes+of+albania&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ1NKosIbQAhVCESwKHQHUCyIQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=tribes%20of%20albania&f=false}}</ref>



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Shllak (Albanian definite form: Shllaku), is a tribe and region of Northern Albania, east of Shkodër.[1][2] Members of Shllaku tribe are Catholics.[3] The habitat corresponds to today's Shllak Municipality near Shkodër.

Geography

The historical region of Shllaku corresponds to Shllak. The tribal region borders the Shkreli, Dushmani and Toplana tribal regions to the north.

Ethnography

According to tradition, the Toplana, Shllaku as well as the Gashi can trace their lineage back to 1450 when they arrived from Vasojevići, a Serb tribe in Montenegro, to Albania.[4] A study published in 1911 described the Shllaku as of a darker complexion than other northern Albanian tribes.[5] According to tradition, recorded by Nopcsa, the tribal ancestor was named "Can Gabeti", one of four brothers (the others were the founder of the Gashi, Toplana and Megulla).[6] Gabeti, said to have been an Orthodox Christian from Montenegro, came across the original native population who were the ancestors of the Kolë Pep Fura family and whose last male descendant died about 1900.[7] The original population of Shllaku was called Lorehic and is said to be related to the family of the same name in Guri i Zi on the plain of Shkodër.[8]

Shlaku tribe consists of about three hundred houses, all Christian. It is an offshoot of the tribe of Toplana. A third of it lives by charcoal-burning, the others by keeping goats. There is very little cultivable land.

— Durham, Edith (1909). "High Albania". London: Edward Arnold. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

History

The earliest available record of the name of the tribe is 'Scelacu' from 1641. According to Elsie, the tribe believes it is a branch of the Toplana tribe.[3]

In 1877 Ottoman soldiers from Shllaku attacked Montenegro.[9]

In 1922 this tribe had a population of 1,500.[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Ekmečić 1989, p. 119.
  2. ^ Haralampie Polenakoviḱ (1976). Bigorski naučno-kulturni sobiri: 1974-1975. Misla. p. 28. Retrieved 21 May 2013. а потоа: Крај, Скадарските Брда, Дукаѓин, Постриба, Шљак, Никај-Мертури, Гаковечка Мале- сија, Косово итн.;
  3. ^ a b c Elsie, Robert (2010) [2004], Historical Dictionary Of Albania (PDF) (2 ed.), Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, p. 416, ISBN 9781282521926, OCLC 816372706
  4. ^ Zemaljski muzej u Bosni i Hercegovini 1911, p. 373: "Топлана и Шлаку могу као и Гаши своју лозу проследити и до 1450, када су како се вели, дошли из Васојевића у Албанију"
  5. ^ Zemaljski muzej u Bosni i Hercegovini 1911, p. 370.
  6. ^ Elsie 2015, pp. 133, 145, 168.
  7. ^ Elsie 2015, p. 133.
  8. ^ Robert Elsie.
  9. ^ NIN.: Nedeljne informativne novine. Politika. 1991. p. 70. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

Sources