Bajraku
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Bajraku was a military unit and later an administrative land division created in some provinces of historical Albania
which also included what is today Kosovo
. It was a patriarchal organization, similar to a commune or small district today.
The Bajrakut of Oštrozub was one of the largest of Kosovo and Albania. It is believed that it formed as an administrative unit in the mountainous area of Lapušnica which was not controlled directly by the Ottoman government due to its location so was given privileges. The Bajrakut of Oštrozub is believed to have been formed sometime in the mid 17th century based on Oštrozub which today is a village in the municipality of Mališevo
.
The Bajrakut of Oštrozub also was popularly known as Bajrakut Kapakli in reference to the warfare conducted by fighters in the region against the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish war
.
The Bajrakut of Oštrozub included about 43 villages in southern and central Lapušnica and southern Drenica and these are:
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
which also included what is today Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. It was a patriarchal organization, similar to a commune or small district today.
The Bajrakut of Oštrozub was one of the largest of Kosovo and Albania. It is believed that it formed as an administrative unit in the mountainous area of Lapušnica which was not controlled directly by the Ottoman government due to its location so was given privileges. The Bajrakut of Oštrozub is believed to have been formed sometime in the mid 17th century based on Oštrozub which today is a village in the municipality of Mališevo
Mališevo
Mališevo is a town and municipality in the Prizren District of central Kosovo...
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The Bajrakut of Oštrozub also was popularly known as Bajrakut Kapakli in reference to the warfare conducted by fighters in the region against the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish war
Russo-Turkish War
Russo-Turkish War may refer to one of the following conflicts between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire:*Russo-Turkish War *Russo-Turkish War *Russo-Turkish War *Pruth River Campaign...
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The Bajrakut of Oštrozub included about 43 villages in southern and central Lapušnica and southern Drenica and these are:
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