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Principality of Arbanon. Arbanon ( Old Albanian: Arbën in Old Gheg, Arbër in Old Tosk; Latin: Arbanum) was a medieval principality in present-day Albania, ruled by the native Progoni family, [8] and the first Albanian state to emerge in recorded history. [2] The principality was established in 1190 by the Albanian archon Progon in the region ...
The Arbëreshë (pronounced [aɾbəˈɾɛʃ]; Albanian: Arbëreshët e Italisë; Italian: Albanesi d'Italia), also known as Albanians of Italy or Italo-Albanians, are an Albanian ethnolinguistic group minority historically settled in Southern and Insular Italy (in the regions of Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Molise, mostly concentrated in the region of Calabria and Sicily).
Arbëresh ( gluha/gjuha/gjufa Arbëreshe; also known as Arbërisht) is the variety of Albanian spoken by the Arbëreshë people of Italy. It is derived from the Albanian Tosk spoken in Albania in the southwestern Balkans. Another similar Tosk Albanian variety is spoken in Greece by the Arvanites: Arvanitika .
The Kingdom of Albania ( Albanian: Mbretëria e Arbërisë, Latin: Regnum Albaniae) was established by Charles of Anjou in the Albanian territories he conquered from the Byzantine Empire in 1271, with the help of the local Albanian nobility. The Kingdom of Albania was declared in late February 1272. The kingdom extended from the region of ...
Progon [a] was the first Albanian ruler known by name, an archon of the Kruja Fortress (modern Krujë) and its surroundings, known as the Principality of Arbanon. He ruled between 1190 and 1198. Progon was succeeded by his two sons, Gjin, and Dimitri .
e. League of Lezhë, between 1448 and 1468 in the Albanian-Ottoman wars. When the Roman Empire divided into east and west in 395, the territories of modern Albania became a part of the Byzantine Empire. At the end of the 12th century, the Principality of Arbanon was formed which lasted until mid 13th century, after its dissolution it was ...
Kingdom of Dardania. Approximate extent of the Kingdom of the Dardanians, late 3rd century BC, prior to their conquest of Paeonia and Macedonia. The Kingdom of Dardania ( Latin: Regnum Dardaniae) was a polity in the central Balkans in the region of Dardania during classical antiquity. It is named after the Dardani, a Paleo-Balkan tribe that ...
The folk group was born on initiative of 12 girls in a small town of Albanian origin ( Arbëreshë) called Santa Sofia D’Epiro in the spring of 1994 and becomes a cultural association 10 years later. [1] In accordance with the emblem ( two-headed eagle) of the homeland of their ancestors ( Albania) they chose the name Shqiponjat which means ...