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2258: 2242: 2226: 1452: 79: 1491:, in Rakosh and Citak near Istog. Since the 18th century the village of Isniq near Decan was settled by Shala tribe. The Shala in Isniq were formed by Lek Vuka and his three sons : Nik, Prek and Vuk. From that time the Shala descendants increased in numbers until today they number almost 500 houses within and outside the village. From there some families settled in Tomoc,Lluga and Trubuhoc near Istog and Boletin near Mitrovica. 1289: 2100: 1499:
Based on archival research and the study of local oral traditions and legends surrounding the founding of the Shala as a tribe, it can be concluded that they arrived as part of a wider population movement and redistribution of peoples that occurred following the Ottoman conquests of Albanian-speaking
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expelled or absorbed the local communities spread across the valley. In both the Ottoman registers of 1485 and 1529-36, the Shala occupied a smaller number of households than the local communities of the Shala Valley, suggesting they had not yet fully dominated the territory. However, in 1671 the
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Since the last decade of the 17th century the region of Kosovo and north-western Macedonia was settled by families belonging to Albanian tribes. The most intensive phase of this migration was between the middle of 18th century until the 1840s. This led to division of many tribes including Shala.
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demanding Albanian sociopolitical and linguistic rights with two of the signatories being from Shala. In later negotiations with the Ottomans, an amnesty was granted to the tribesmen with promises by the government to build one to two primary schools in the
1566:, fell out with their father as he had taken a mistress in his old age and had a child with her outside of wedlock. The sons eventually left their father and half-brother, settling the Shala Valley. The first settlement they established was 1902:
Historical evidence and the oral traditions recorded suggest that the Shala tribe settled the Shala Valley since at least the 15th century and crystallised as a community during the 17th century following a number of expansions wherein the
2346:, p. 411: "Northern Albanian tribe and traditional tribal region. The Shala region is situated in the Dukagjini area north of the Drin River in the District of Shkodra, basically the valley of the Shala River south of Theth." 2068: 1832:. Some oral traditions suggest that there is a distant relation between the Gimaj and Shala, with a potential common ancestor in the figure of Murr Dedi. The legends of the Gimaj themselves claim their patrilineal ancestor to be 1974:
During the late Ottoman period, the tribe of Shala was exclusively Catholic and it was a famous Albanian tribe. The tribe of Shala claimed it had four bajraktars (chieftains). For the Shala the process of bloodguilt due to
1479:(brothers): the Gima, Peci, Maleti (related to the Lotaj in Albania proper) and the Lopçi. There are also good numbers of Shala in Peja (Rashiq,Raushiq and Loxhe Village), in Isniq, Lluka e Epërme and Strellç in Ulët near 2642:Приликом зау- зимања Скадра Црногорцима се придружило албан- ско племе Шаља, које су, међутим, они касније по- чели разоружавати. То је Шаљане увредило и изазвало на побуне и акције против црногорских је- диница и посада 1507:
trace their ancestry to a common patrilineal ancestor, for whom there are a number of oral traditions. According to one legend, the ancestor of the Shala was one of three brothers originally from the area of
1947:(Bobi). The village had a total of 11 households which produced 550 ducats per annum. The anthroponyms recorded are overwhelmingly of an Albanian and Christian character, including personal names such as 1385:
Lower Shala is characterised by wider and gentler slopes and topography than that of its northern counterpart. The region is made up of several villages which themselves extend into separate quarters:
1610:, however, retained some of their lands and were not entirely expelled. Tradition maintains that the Shala arrived during the 17th century, however, their attestation in 1485 disproves this. 2329:
Lee, Wayne; Lubin, Matthew & Ndreca, Eduard (December 31, 2013) . "Chapter Four: Archival Historical Research". In Galaty, Michael; Lafe, Ols; Lee, Wayne & Tafilica, Zamir (eds.).
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In 1918, Austro-Hungarian census recorded 431 households and 2,512 inhabitants, inhabiting the settlements and surroundings of Abat, Lekaj, Lotaj, Nenmavriq, Nicaj, Pecaj and Theth.
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on the border of north-eastern Albania and south-western Kosovo. As they were departing from each other, the brother from whom the Shala would descend from was given a saddle (
1220: 2770:Шаљани су најсиротније племе у целој Арбанији, од којих у богатству једва чине неки мали изузетак четири стотине кућа Шаљана који насеља- вају село Истиниће код Дечана. 1304:, in the Dukagjin highlands. Shala can be broken down into two main sectors: Upper Shala and Lower Shala. Upper Shala is occupied by the village Theth which, under the 2257: 1524:
in Albanian. As such, the Shala were named after the saddle their ancestor had been given as a gift from his brothers. The second brother would come to found the
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and expel the Agrini from their lands. Following this, the Shala tribe would expand across the entire valley and entirely drive out the local tribes of the
2715:Предјаким комунистичкимснагама, албански националисти морали су да се повуку у племе Шаља. То племе остало је у њиховим рукама читаве 1945. и 1946. године. 2241: 2356:
Galaty, Michael (December 31, 2013). "Chapter Three: The Environmental Context". In Galaty, Michael; Lafe, Ols; Lee, Wayne; Tafilica, Zamir (eds.).
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denoting an arid or infertile land, however, this etymology does not seem likely considering that the Shala Valley is among the only regions in the
2962: 1280:("saddle"), a reference to the legend in which the ancestor of the Shala was given a saddle by his brothers as they departed from one another. 2933: 2870: 2849: 2818: 2787: 2684: 2659: 2507: 2485: 2466: 2447: 2425: 2388: 1213: 2117:
The religion of the tribe was Catholic while the tribe had around 3,000 members at the end of 19th century. The descendants of the tribe in
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recorded that Shala was the poorest tribe of Albania with only small exception of around 400 families who lived in village Isniq, near
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in the hilly region known as Shala e Bajgorës, Bajgora being the largest of their 37 settlements. They are divided into four clans or
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Another founding story set later on, following the departure of Zog Diti from his brothers, recounts that the sons of the ancestor
1206: 1371: 962: 2042: 1188: 32: 2059:, the communists forced nationalist forces of Albania to retreat to Shala which they controlled throughout 1945 and 1946. 1138: 1987: 1547:. Likewise, in this tradition the Shala appear as patrilineal kin with the Shoshi and Mirdita, formed by Zog's brothers 1124: 943: 1010: 1613:
An alternate story recorded in the 20th century maintained that the Shala were formed of four brothers, the sons of
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Shala appear as the dominant community in the region with only the Bobi remaining alongside them.
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In 1926, Shala and Shoshi tribe again rebelled but this rebellion was suppressed by the gendarmes led by
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Balkanski Džoker: Albanija i Albanci : istorijska hronika nastajanja i razvoja albanskog pitanja
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Household and Family in the Balkans: Two Decades of Historical Family Research at University of Graz
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from the rest of Shala despite their close relations and common history. They are divided between
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The tribal region is situated in northern Albania, in the valley of the river Shalë, north of the
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on 23 June Albanian tribesmen and other revolutionaries gathered in Montenegro and drafted the
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Light and Shadow: Isolation and Interaction in the Shala Valley of Northern Albania
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Light and Shadow: Isolation and Interaction in the Shala Valley of Northern Albania
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Light and Shadow: Isolation and Interaction in the Shala Valley of Northern Albania
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Familja e Isa Boletinit me origjinë nga Isniqi i Deçanit - Ma.sc.Shkodran Imeraj
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suitable for agriculture. Folk tradition connects their tribal name to the word
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were the first to branch off and eventually came to be divided between the
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was restricted to males of a household that were considered fair game.
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In 1910, along with some other Albanian tribes, the Shala joined the
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Sačekala su je planinska plemena Malisori, Gaši, Krasnići i Šalje
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of Petrishpan-ili, located roughly between the settlements of
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The Gimaj, located in Lower Shala, are considered a separate
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and expelling the Gzhoba. The Shala would then expand into
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of Shala and pay the wages of teachers allocated to them.
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and the fight between them against the Ottoman forces of
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is unclear. It has been connected to the Albanian term
2173:(born 1992), Albania born Kosovar-Norwegian footballer 1314:). Theth is made up of 10 neighbourhoods or quarters ( 2702:
Glasnik Srpskog istorijsko-kulturnog društva "Njegoš"
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who founded Thethi and its extensions. The third was
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Index

Shaljani
42°19′N 19°47′E / 42.317°N 19.783°E / 42.317; 19.783
Albanian tribes
Malësia e Madhe
Hoti
Gruda
Kelmendi
Shkreli
Rrjolli
Kastrati
Trieshi
Koja
Marsheni
Tuzi
Gruemiri
Reçi
Lohja
Lepuroshi
Boga
Dukagjin highlands
Bobi
Shala
Shoshi
Shllaku
Dushmani
Toplana
Mavriqi
Mazreku
Prekali
Pult

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