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What was a significant factor in the political changes in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries?
What was a significant factor in the political changes in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries?
Which families were highlighted for their power and influence in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries?
Which families were highlighted for their power and influence in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries?
What role did the feudal system play in the principalities of Albania during this era?
What role did the feudal system play in the principalities of Albania during this era?
What external influence affected the emergence of independent states in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries?
What external influence affected the emergence of independent states in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries?
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How did economic conditions impact the developments within the principalities of Albania?
How did economic conditions impact the developments within the principalities of Albania?
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Study Notes
Principalities of Albania (XI-XIII Centuries)
- During the 11th-13th centuries, Albanian society experienced significant changes, beyond just political shifts.
- Economic and social changes included the rise of a powerful landowning class, known as dinates.
- These dinates were part of the aristocracy, holding positions in both military, civil, and religious spheres.
- Peasants worked on these lands, often as tenant farmers, or hired laborers.
- Byzantine Emperors granted land ownership to certain individuals, establishing pronia estates.
- Examples of significant families/principalities mentioned are Skurra, Vranta, Huzuka, Arianti.
- By the late 12th/early 13th centuries, Balkan states were seeking independence from the Byzantine Empire.
- The regions of Drin and Shkumbi were important parts of the Albanian principalities, also known as Arberia.
- Progon was a notable leader of the Arberian principality.
- Kruja was a central location within the Arberian principality.
- Progon's successors, including Dhimitri, held significant roles.
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Explore the significant political, economic, and social changes in Albania during the 11th to 13th centuries. Learn about the rise of the dinate class, the impact of Byzantine land grants, and the quest for independence among Balkan states. Discover key players like Progon and the importance of regions like Drin and Shkumbi.
