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Bajrak Of Oštrozub
Bajrak of Oštrozub was a bajrak which included about 43 villages in southern and central Lapušnica and southern Drenica, today's Kosovo. ''Bajrak''s were military units and later administrative land divisions created in some provinces of historical Albania which also included what is today Kosovo during the Ottoman Empire. It was a patriarchal organization, similar to a commune or small district today. The Bajrak of Oštrozub was one of the largest of Kosovo and Albania. It is believed that it formed as an administrative unit in the mountainous area of Lapušnica which was not controlled directly by the Ottoman government due to its location so it was given autonomy. The Bajrak of Oštrozub is believed to have been formed sometime in the mid-17th century based on Oštrozub which today is a village in the municipality of Mališevo. The Bajrak of Oštrozub also was popularly known as Bajrak Kapakli in reference to the warfare conducted by fighters in the region against the Ottoman E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajrak
The ''bajrak'' (pronounced or , meaning "banner" or "flag") was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Administrative division, territorial unit, consisting of villages in mountainous frontier regions of the Balkans, from which military recruitment was based. It was introduced in the late 17th century and continued its use until the end of Ottoman rule in Rumelia. The bajrak included one or more clans. It was especially implemented in northern Albania and in parts of Kosovo (Sanjak of Prizren and Sanjak of Scutari), where in the 19th century these regions constituted the frontier with the Principality of Serbia and Principality of Montenegro. These sanjaks had notable communities of Gheg Albanians (Muslims and Catholics), Serbs and Slavic Muslims. The Albanians adopted the system into their clan structure, and bajraks endured during the Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918) and People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1992). Overview The bajrak was a territorial unit of the Ottoman Empire, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjurgjica
Gjurgjica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурђица), known as Gjergjica or Gjergjicë in Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ..., is a village in Glogovac, central Kosovo. It is located in the geographical region of Drenica. See also * Drenica References External links Location Villages in Drenas {{Kosovo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |