Shllaku

Shllak, definite Albanian 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.

Origin

The Toplana, Shllaku as well as the Gashi can trace their lineage back to 1450 when, it is said, they came from Vasojevići to Albania.[4] The earliest available record of the name of the tribe is 'Scelacu' from 1641. They believe they are a branch of the Toplana tribe. In 1922 this tribe had a population of 1,500.[3]

History

In 1877 Ottoman soldiers from Shllaku attack Montenegro.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Milorad Ekmečić (1989). Stvaranje Jugoslavije 1790-1918. Prosveta. p. 119. Retrieved 21 May 2013. ...Темоли, Шлаку, Пука, Мертури, Бериша, Тхаћи, Малази, Миридити.
  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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elsie, Robert (2010) [2004], Historical Dictionary Of Albania (2 ed.), Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, p. 416, ISBN 9781282521926, OCLC 816372706
  4. ↑ Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Bosni i Hercegovini. Zemaljska štamparija. 1911. p. 373. Retrieved 21 May 2013. Топлана и Шлаку могу као и Гаши своју лозу проследити и до 1450, када су како се вели, дошли из Васојевића у Албанију
  5. ↑ NIN.: Nedeljne informativne novine. Politika. 1991. p. 70. Retrieved 21 May 2013.