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The Lepuroshi are recorded as a community in the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] [[cadastre]] of 1416-17 for [[Shkodër|Scutari]] and its environs. In the register, the tribe had founded the settlement of Lepurosh (''Laporonsi'') in the Rrjolli Valley and formed three of the seven households attested; those of ''Jon'', ''Aleks'', and ''Benko Leporoshi''. The village was also home to a certain ''Kjurko Tuzi'' from the [[Tuzi]] tribe. However, an ''Andrea Leporoshi'' is also recorded as among the inhabitants of the fortified town of [[Balec]]. A branch of the Lepuroshi also settled in the lowlands of Shkodra, where another ''Andrea Leporoshi'' is attested in ''Gleros'' (alternatively, ''Glerosh'') near modern [[Beltojë]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zamputi |first1=Injac |title=Regjistri i kadastrēs dhe i koncesioneve pēr rrethin e Shkodrës 1416-1417 |date=1977 |publisher=Academy of Sciences of Albania |url=https://www.academia.edu/33718705 |pages=70, 71, 85 }}</ref> |
The Lepuroshi are recorded as a community in the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] [[cadastre]] of 1416-17 for [[Shkodër|Scutari]] and its environs. In the register, the tribe had founded the settlement of Lepurosh (''Laporonsi'') in the Rrjolli Valley and formed three of the seven households attested; those of ''Jon'', ''Aleks'', and ''Benko Leporoshi''. The village was also home to a certain ''Kjurko Tuzi'' from the [[Tuzi]] tribe. However, an ''Andrea Leporoshi'' is also recorded as among the inhabitants of the fortified town of [[Balec]]. A branch of the Lepuroshi also settled in the lowlands of Shkodra, where another ''Andrea Leporoshi'' is attested in ''Gleros'' (alternatively, ''Glerosh'') near modern [[Beltojë]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zamputi |first1=Injac |title=Regjistri i kadastrēs dhe i koncesioneve pēr rrethin e Shkodrës 1416-1417 |date=1977 |publisher=Academy of Sciences of Albania |url=https://www.academia.edu/33718705 |pages=70, 71, 85 }}</ref> |
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The Lepuroshi are subsequently recorded in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ''[[defter]]'' of 1485 alongside their settlement of Lepurosh. However, in this register, it appears that the Lepuroshi had grown as a community as they now dominated the village where all but three of the 15 household heads were from the Lepuroshi tribe. A certain ''Vlash Petali'' is recorded alongside the Lepuroshi in the village and was |
The Lepuroshi are subsequently recorded in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ''[[defter]]'' of 1485 alongside their settlement of Lepurosh. However, in this register, it appears that the Lepuroshi had grown as a community as they now dominated the village where all but three of the 15 household heads were from the Lepuroshi tribe. A certain ''Vlash Petali'' is recorded alongside the Lepuroshi in the village and was possibly connected to the nearby region of [[Kiri (tribe)|Kiri]]. The anthroponyms recorded in Lepurosh, and specifically among the Lepuroshi, were almost entirely Albanian in character (e.g., ''Gjergj'', ''Gjon'', ''Lekë'', ''Llesh'').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pulaha |first1=Selami |title=Defter i Sanxhakut të Shkodrës 1485 |date=1974 |publisher=Academy of Sciences of Albania |page=401 |url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3ma9plMXxAEZi1PZTVXMXV1NFE/edit}}</ref> With the implementation of the ''[[bajrak]]'' administrative-military unit and system in the highlands of Albania during the Ottoman period, the Lepuroshi were administratively incorporated into the Rrjolli were they formed a part of the tribal territory.{{sfn|Valentini|1956|page=300}} |
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In 1505, Leka Lepuroshi (''Lebronzi'') and his three brothers were recorded as among the Albanian [[stratioti]] serving under Venetian command.{{sfn|Valentini|1956|page=300}} |
In 1505, Leka Lepuroshi (''Lebronzi'') and his three brothers were recorded as among the Albanian [[stratioti]] serving under Venetian command.{{sfn|Valentini|1956|page=300}} |
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Revision as of 18:19, 27 May 2022
The Lepuroshi (alternatively, Leporoshi, Lepurushi) were a historical Albanian tribe (fis) that inhabited the ethnographic region of Rrjolli in Malësia, northern Albania, during the Middle Ages. A portion of the modern inhabitants of Rrjolli derive their ancestry from the Lepuroshi who founded the settlement of Lepurosh.
Etymology
The Lepuroshi derive their name from the Albanian lepurush, a variation of lepur ("hare") which denotes young hares. Lepur itself is ultimately derived from Latin leporem.[1] In 1840, the French Huguenot geologist Ami Boué interpreted the name of the Lepuroshi (Leporosei) as "rabbit-eaters".[2]
History
The Lepuroshi are recorded as a community in the Venetian cadastre of 1416-17 for Scutari and its environs. In the register, the tribe had founded the settlement of Lepurosh (Laporonsi) in the Rrjolli Valley and formed three of the seven households attested; those of Jon, Aleks, and Benko Leporoshi. The village was also home to a certain Kjurko Tuzi from the Tuzi tribe. However, an Andrea Leporoshi is also recorded as among the inhabitants of the fortified town of Balec. A branch of the Lepuroshi also settled in the lowlands of Shkodra, where another Andrea Leporoshi is attested in Gleros (alternatively, Glerosh) near modern Beltojë.[3]
The Lepuroshi are subsequently recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1485 alongside their settlement of Lepurosh. However, in this register, it appears that the Lepuroshi had grown as a community as they now dominated the village where all but three of the 15 household heads were from the Lepuroshi tribe. A certain Vlash Petali is recorded alongside the Lepuroshi in the village and was possibly connected to the nearby region of Kiri. The anthroponyms recorded in Lepurosh, and specifically among the Lepuroshi, were almost entirely Albanian in character (e.g., Gjergj, Gjon, Lekë, Llesh).[4] With the implementation of the bajrak administrative-military unit and system in the highlands of Albania during the Ottoman period, the Lepuroshi were administratively incorporated into the Rrjolli were they formed a part of the tribal territory.[5]
In 1505, Leka Lepuroshi (Lebronzi) and his three brothers were recorded as among the Albanian stratioti serving under Venetian command.[5]
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Brill. p. 219.
- ^ Valentini, Giuseppe (1956). Il Diritto delle Comunità - Nella Tradizione Giuridica Albanese. Florence: Vallecchi Editore. p. 300.
- ^ Zamputi, Injac (1977). Regjistri i kadastrēs dhe i koncesioneve pēr rrethin e Shkodrës 1416-1417. Academy of Sciences of Albania. pp. 70, 71, 85.
- ^ Pulaha, Selami (1974). Defter i Sanxhakut të Shkodrës 1485. Academy of Sciences of Albania. p. 401.
- ^ a b Valentini 1956, p. 300.