Muzaka

Origin

The Muzaka were one of the most important families of Albanian origin. The family came from the lower Opar region (Lekas). In the area of the village of Lavdar and nearby hamlets are many of the ancestral burial grounds of the family. According to ethnographic sources the earliest known member of the Muzaka noble family was Lal Muzaka. Gjon Muzaka claimed that the family received its name from the Myzeqë region, named after its population, the Molossians, through the corruption of the name Molossi (into Molosachi and finally Musachi). The coat of arms of Muzaka family was a two-headed eagle.