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173:. In contemporary historiography, the figure recorded as Kastriot of Kanina in 1368 is considered to be unrelated to the Kastrioti family. The early Kastrioti so far remain absent from historical or archival records in comparison to other Albanian noble families until their first historical appearance.
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and Muzaka downplayed the importance of other
Albanian feudal families, including the Kastrioti. Despite their historical value both sources are used in comparison to each other and other historical and contemporary research. Angelo calls Gjon Kastrioti's father "Georgius Castriotus" (Gjergj), lord
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had acquired their area of influence over multiple generations in a complex system of affiliation with local village communities and intermarriage to each other. Historian Kristo Frashëri considers it likely that he ruled over his region "in the third quartier of the 14th century" between 1350-75
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His rule over "only two villages" as described by Muzaka has been disputed because if true, it would mean that his son, Gjon
Kastrioti who ruled over a much larger area rose to power in the span of one generation. This is considered a very unlikely trajectory in the context of Albanian medieval
248:, Kastrat in Has, Kastrat in Dibra or the microtoponym "Kostur" near the village of Mazrek in the Has region. Muzaka calls him "Paulo Castrioto" (Pal) and asserts that "he ruled over no more than two villages, called Signa and Gardi Ipostesi" (
231:(1680). Both works - like many contemporary publications about the lineages of nobility - are unreliable as self-contained sources. Angelo constructed ancient mythological lineages which linked renaissance figures to the age of
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medieval ruler in the latter part of the 14th century in northern
Albania. Not much is known about his life. He is mentioned in only two historical sources which describe his rule as extending in a region between
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tried to bridge the geographical discrepancy with this theory, wherein
Kastriot of Kanina lived in southern Albania while the Kastrioti were active in north-central Albania, by arguing that after the fall of the
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Gjergj
Kastrioti - Skënderbeu në 550-vjetorin e vdekjes: (materiale nga Konferenca shkencore ndërkombëtare "Gjergj Kastrioti - Skënderbeu në 550-vjetorin e vdekjes", mbajtur në Prishtinë, më 16 tetor 2018)
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Bela, Muhamet (2019). "A ishte Skënderbeu nga Hasi?! - Mendime rreth origjinës së Skënderbeut". In Syla, Sabit; Verli, Marenglen; Asani, Skënder; Berisha, Gjon (eds.).
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287:(in German). Vol. 2. Gotha: F.A. Perthes. p. 375.
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269:References
190:Meserechus
162:Aleks Buda
118:Skanderbeg
74:Aleksandër
407:Bela 2019
318:Fine 1994
306:Buda 1986
202:farefisni
154:John Fine
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