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36-446: Berisha may refer to: Berisha (region) Berisha (tribe) Berisha (surname) Berisha (village) See also [ edit ] Belisha (disambiguation) Belushi (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Berisha . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
72-415: A Ragusan document in 1242. Ragusan archives mention as early as the 13th century; Piçinegus de Berrisina (1278), Petrus de Berisna (1280-1304), his brother Laurentius de Berisna (1280-1304), as well as Piçinegus Pasque de Berrissina, Grubessa de Berisina, Blasius de Berrisina, Pasque de Grubessa de Brissina. Dominko Berisha is mentioned as a mason who worked in the city of Trogir in 1264. In December 1274,
108-457: A train accident near Budapest while returning from the funeral of the emperor Franz Joseph I . Thallóczy was the student and successor of Hungarian politician and historian Béni Kállay . These two historians and Istvan Burian comprised the group of Hungarian Balkanists. Lajos Thallóczy was dubbed by his contemporary researchers of the Balkans as a "mobile Balkans institute". Since 1914, he
144-551: A Catholic Albanian tribe, sometimes classified as part of the wider Kuči region, the Pali brotherhood stems from Berisha and settled in that area around 1500. This brotherhood is considered part of Red Berisha . Another brotherhood in modern Montenegro that is taken to be kin with the tribe is the Vušović brotherhood from Velika near Plav . In Luma , the Arrëni tribe is an offshoot of
180-588: A part of Piperi that traces its origin from Berisha, who are collectively called Berisha i Bardh (White Berisha). In historical record, Berisha and the Old Kuči appear in different areas and timelines as Old Kuči formed part of the tribe of current Kuči, which was based on different ancestral groups in the late 15th century . Nevertheless, if not kin by blood, Montenegrin and Albanian tribes regarded closeness in original or home territory from where someone "came". Therefore, Serbian geographer Andrija Jovićević put forward
216-1086: A posebno Benjamina Kalaja, postao je nezaobilazni savetnik u balkanskim odnosima i samom vladaru Franji Josifu, zajedničkim ministrima i Vladi Mađarske. izvjestan broj radova posvjetio je problematici bosanske heraldike. Njegov se interes za tu temu javio kada su se širi naučni krugovi počeli intenzivnije baviti analizom heraldičkih izvora i to sve u svrhu rješavanja pitanja odabira "pravog" zemaljskog grba za Bosnu i Hercegovinu. Svojim selektivnim pristupom raspoloživim izvorima kao i njihovom tendencioznom interpretacijom Thalloczy je ponudio ideju blisku ugarskoj državnoj tradiciji i političkim aspiracijama.... Upravo je ovo Thalloczyjevo rješenje...poslužilo vlastima da postupe po njegovom prijedlogu ...njegove nacionalno neutralne boje, žuta i crvena, trebale su "učiniti kraj zloupotrebama sa srpskim i hrvatskim bojama." Na inicijativu Benjamina Kallaya, ministra financija, premješten je u Beč gdje postaje državni savjetnik i direktor arhiva zajedničkog ministarstva financija. Obavljao je i dužnost referenta za kulturne i školske poslove u Bosni i Hercegovini
252-476: A renowned albanologist . As a diplomat in Austria-Hungary he played a very significant role in the Balkans as he was considered an expert on the history of the region. He was one of the most important advisers to Gyula Andrássy and Béni Kállay in questions of Balkan policy and even to the emperor Franz Joseph and to the minister of the government. His academic work has produced respected results in
288-662: A treaty was signed between the Anjou governor Norjan de Toucy and Albanian nobles, recognising Charles the first as their overlord. One of the signitaries was "Sevasto Tanussio Berissa" In the Dečani chrysobulls 1330, members of this tribe as mentioned as "Sokalnik". A member of the Berisha tribe was appointed as a bishop in the city of Ragusa from the Archbishop of Ragusa in 1342–44. Throughout Kosovo numerous toponyms can be found during
324-673: Is described as vetusta Berrisius familia (ancient family of Berisha). In the siege of Svetigrad , Demetrius Berisha showed great courage when he saved the life of Skanderbeg who was wounded in midst of battle against the armies of Ballaban Pasha. In 1691 the name Berisa is recorded on a map of Francesco Maria Coronelli. In 1841, Nikola Vasojević estimated the Berisha to number 16,000, out of whom 4,000 men-at-arms, but Elsie notes that this very high number probably includes neighbouring tribes. The Austro-Hungarian census in Albania (1918) recorded 171 households with 1,013 inhabitants of Berisha. It
360-650: Is mentioned as a debtor in the books of a Ragusan merchant in Novo Brdo. In the Ottoman Defter of 1455, Branka and Radonja Berisha from Gjelekar are found. In Grabovc (Vushtrri) and Bród (Ferizaj) from the Berisha tribe : Vladislav and Stepan, sons of Berisha and other members of their kin are mentioned. In 1467, the Berisha Tribe (Berixasthorum) signed a contract with the Republic of Venice, where
396-607: Is one of the oldest documented Albanian tribes, first recorded in 1242 in Dulcigno . In the Middle Ages, it was widely spread across northern Albania, southern Montenegro and Kosovo . People who traced their origin to Berisha are also found in the coastal trading hubs of Dalmatia in the Middle Ages. Berisha formed its own territorial community in Pukë in the course of the 14th century. In the apex of feudal development in Albania at
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#1732781075009432-590: The Alshiqi are the most numerous). The family name Berisha is derived from the name of the tribe and is particularly common among Albanians in Kosovo. In the 1920s, the whole Berisha tribe in Kosovo, under the leadership of Azem Galica , revolted against the authorities of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . The Berisha are Catholic. Berisha is one of seven tribes of the Pukë highland and one of twelve tribes mentioned as
468-573: The 14th century such as Berishin Dol, Berishtar, Berishofc, Berishtani, Berishane and Berishiç. In 1348, Emperor Stefan Dušan mentions "Berisha's Field" as being near Mushtisht in Kosovo. In the Venetian cadastre of Shkodra in 1416–17, the Catholic cleric Dom Marin Berisha and Pelin Berisha are mentioned as landowners near modern Bërdicë in the location Surlea. In 1434 Paliç Berisha (Paulich Berich)
504-663: The 18th century onwards. The surname Berisha is common in Puka, Tropoja and Kosovo. The historical tribal area of the Berisha is located in the Pukë district, south of the Drin , west of Fierza , in northern Albania . The centre is the Sapaç river basin, flowing into the Drin. Berisha traditionally borders with Dushmani and Toplana to the west, Bugjoni to the north, Iballë to the east and Kabashi to
540-495: The Berisha tribe. Since then, analysis of recorded historical material, linguistics and comparative anthropology have resulted in more historically grounded accounts. Of particular importance is the archival research of Lajos Thallóczy , who found the first historical record of Berisha in the archives of the Republic of Ragusa in 1242. His work allowed for further archival research. Thus, in the following years Baron Nopcsa traced
576-490: The Berisha. In general, brotherhoods from Berisha are widespread in north-eastern Albania. The Berisha of Tropojë who form three brotherhoods: Isufmemaj, Halilaj, Papaj in the Ottoman period were part of the same bajrak as Kojeli, who are from Mërturi and thus kin to Berisha. The earliest documented ancestor of the Berisha tribe is "Count Valentine Berissa of Ulqin/Nobilibus Viris Dulcinensibus Berissa Comitis" mentioned in
612-762: The Croatian-Hungarian aristocratic name Talovac / Thallóczy after completing his history studies in Budapest. His first historical work was published under his German birth name Ludwig Strommer. He also graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy. Thallóczy dealt with the history of Albania, since before World War I Austria-Hungary was significantly interested in Albania because of the political and military plans it had on Balkans and sent its scholars to investigate it. Partly because of this interest Thallóczy
648-568: The Kuči and Berisha were "regarded close", allegedly because the Berisha ancestors settled from Kuči; Konstantin Jireček further recorded about this story that Old Kuči ( Staro Kuči ), which placed a Grča , son of Nenad as its ancestor also placed him as an ancestor of the Berisha tribe. On the contrary, in Berisha it is believed that Old Kuči itself descends from Berisha and is called Berisha i Kuq (Red Berisha) as opposed to Berisha of Pukë, Mërturi and
684-451: The Venetian and Ragusan archives It was published in a series of volumes between 1913 and 1918. While some circles in Italy had plans to establish closer connection of Montenegro and Northern Albanian Catholics under their leadership, Thallóczy was one of the promoters of the plans of Austria-Hungary for strengthening the otherness between them and confronting Albanians and Slavs . The aim
720-413: The ancestry of Berisha with certainty back to 1370 and formulated a probable lineage as far back as 1270. Edith Durham , Baron Nopcsa and others recorded the most widely known oral tradition about the origin of Berisha, which is also part of the tradition of all other tribes in the area. According to it, the tribe's first direct ancestor is Kol Poga, son of Pog Murri, son of Murr Dedi. Kol Poga's brother
756-628: The duke Hrvoje Vukčić , history of Jajce and numerous other, Bosnia-related, subjects, with the main findings published in the book Studien zur Geschichte Bosniens und Serbiens im Mittelalter , published in Munich and Leipzig in the year 1914. During the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia of World War I, Thallóczy served as civilian commissioner of the Military General Governorate of Serbia . Thallóczy died in
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#1732781075009792-670: The end of the 13th and during the long 14th century, Berisha was in a process of de-tribalization and reorganization of some branches as feudal families. This process stopped in the wake of the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans in the 15th century and was followed by a strengthening of tribal and kinship ties in the region. Berisha of Pukë is a Catholic fis . In the Ottoman period, brotherhoods ( vllazni ) from Puka settled in parts of Tropojë , some areas of Kosovo and Skopska Crna Gora in Macedonia. These branches converted to Islam starting from
828-700: The followers of the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini . Lajos Thall%C3%B3czy Lajos Thallóczy (born Ludwig Strommer, also known as Ludwig von Thallóczy ; 8 December 1857 – 1 December 1916) was a Hungarian historian, a politician and diplomat, the head of the joint finance department of the Dual Monarchy , a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences , the president of the Hungarian Historical Society from 1913 to 1916 and
864-466: The history of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim of promoting the development of a Bosnian national identity. After ten years of research, this resulted in a comprehensive collection of documents on the history of Bosnia. Thallóczy was transferred to Vienna at the request of Béni Kállay . He was put in charge of cultural and educational issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina and responsible for Bosnian affairs in
900-425: The joint finance ministry. Thallóczy became interested in heraldry in a period when scientific circles became interested to select the "right" coat of arms for Bosnia and Herzegovina. His main interests were Bosnian history , especially genealogy, heraldry and biographies of prominent individuals from its medieval period. Supported by Thallóczy's selective use of tendentiously interpreted sources aimed to satisfy
936-466: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berisha&oldid=1248811635 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Berisha (region) Berisha is a historical Albanian tribe ( fis ) and region in Pukë , northern Albania . Berisha
972-527: The narrative that the Kuči were "kin" to Kastrati, Berisha and Kelmendi because their distant ancestor once, ostensibly, settled in the same general area as Kuči. In later times, one brotherhood of Kuči, the Drekaloviči traced their descent to Berisha. In turn, from them a part of the Kastrati trace their origin. Thus, these groups have the custom of avoiding intermarriage with each other. In Koja e Kuçit ,
1008-430: The political aspirations of the empire by representing a historically connected fate of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria-Hungary the government imposed his proposal for the official coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1889. He introduced ethnically neutral yellow and red combination of colors to confront "misuse of Serbian and Croatian colors". He published numerous Cyrillic and Latin charters, and also works about
1044-532: The representative of the tribe Helias Bossi was granted the flag of Saint Mark (Vadit pars quod sub nostra obedient ia accipiantur et mittatur eis Insigne sancti Marci in ...) as well as a Pellanda (Item Illustrissimis Helyas Induatur una veste veluti more suo). Marin Barleti in his book published in 1508, mentions two Berisha brothers as notable commanders of Skanderbeg . These are the brothers, Demetrius (Dhimitër) and Nicola (Nikollë) Berisha. The family itself
1080-465: The south. The main settlements are Berisha e Vogël (Lower Berisha), Shopël and Berisha e Epërme (Upper Berisha). Its inhabitants are called Berishas . In terms of administrative division, Berisha is part of the Iballë municipal unit of Fushë-Arrëz . Oral traditions and fragmentary stories were collected and interpreted by writers who travelled in the region in the 19th century about the early history of
1116-657: The study of south Slavic countries and he is regarded as the founder of modern Hungarian researches of the Balkans. Ludwig Strommer was born into a German-speaking family in the Hungarian city of Kaschau or Kassa (today Košice, Slovakia ) on 8 December 1856. He came from a family of officials and teachers, his father Benedek Strommer was an imperial official who did not speak Hungarian. The Strommer family moved from Kassa to Buda where Ludwig went to Hungarian school. in 1877 he changed his name from Ludwig Strommer to Lajos (= Ludwig) Thallóczy for career reasons. Thallóczy took
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1152-520: Was Lekë Poga, ancestor of Mërturi . Pog Murri's brother was Dit Murri, ancestor of Shala , Shoshi and Mirdita . The grandfather of Kol Poga, Berisha's ancestor, Murr Dedi was also the progenitor of the Thaçi and Toplana tribes. Berisha of Pukë form four brotherhoods, all of whom trace their origin to Kol Poga: Tetaj (Teta), Maroj (Poga), Deskaj (Desku), Doçaj (Doçi). In Montenegro, Marko Miljanov from Kuči wrote in his book about his home region that
1188-640: Was a member of the Balkans Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is regarded as the academic who started modern Hungarian research of the Balkans in the assessment of his work in the period between WWI and WWII. Thallóczy's work produced important results in the studies of the south Slavic countries (Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia). ......u mnogočemu zagonetna ličnost monarhije ... igra isto tako zna čajnu ulogu kao i u naučnom životu. Pomoću svojih 'mentora' grofa Đule Andrašija starijeg,
1224-495: Was employed within Austria-Hungary administration with title of court counselor to create one work on popular history of Albanians and one textbook. Together with Milan Šufflay and Konstantin Jireček he compiled the Acta et diplomata res Albaniae mediae aetatis illustrantia (English: Documents and Diplomatic Affairs illustrating the Middle Ages in Albania ), a collection of archival documents about medieval Albania, primarily from
1260-596: Was later said that the population was 2,300. Some members of the Berisha tribe migrated to Kosovo , mostly to the region of Gjakova , and converted to Islam . According to British intelligence report, the reason for this migration was the small size of the territory this tribe controlled. The feast of the Catholic Berisha who lived in villages around Peć was the Assumption of Mary (to which they refer to as Zoja e Berishes , or Zoja e Alshiqes , because
1296-459: Was to counter advances of Serbia and Montenegro on Adriatic coast . In December 1897 Thallóczy stated that it is necessary to take actions to prevent population of Albania being attracted to Montenegro. According to Fan Noli Thallóczy proclaimed that opinions about Skanderbeg 's Serbian descent are legends. In 1884 Thallóczy was commissioned by Reich Finance Minister Benjámin Kállay to research
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