Vladan Gjurica was an Albanian

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 noble, 15th century chief quartermaster for the League of Lezhe

League of Lezhë

The League of Lezhë was an alliance of Albanian Principalities forged in Lezhë on the 2nd of March 1444. It was initiated and organised by Skanderbeg with the aim of uniting the Albanian principalities that had been founded in the 12th - 14th centuries, to fight the Ottoman Armies...

 army, and one of the main advisors of Skanderbeg

Skanderbeg

George Kastrioti Skanderbeg or Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu , widely known as Skanderbeg , was a 15th-century Albanian lord. He was appointed as the governor of the Sanjak of Dibra by the Ottomans in 1440...

. He is thought to be from the Gjoricë

Gjoricë

Gjoricë is a municipality in the Bulqizë District, Dibër County, eastern Albania.-Notable people:*Vladan Gjurica, one of the principal advisors of Skanderbeg and chief army quartermaster...

 village, now in modern Bulqizë District

Bulqizë District

The District of Bulqizë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 28,374, and an area of 469 km². It is in the east of the country, and its capital is Bulqizë....

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Gjurica was one of the childhood friends of Skanderbeg and one of his principal advisors. During the Battle of Vaikal

Battle of Vaikal

The Battle of Vaikal occurred in April 1465 in the valley of Vaikal, southeastern Albania. A new Ottoman captain of Albanian origin, Ballaban Badera, was sent by Sultan Mehmed II to inflict heavy losses on the Albanian forces. Skanderbeg had been prepared for the battle and prepared his troops for...

he was caught prisoner and sent to Constantinople where he was skinned alive and subsequently killed.