Suma (tribe)
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The Suma are a historical Albanian tribe (fis) and tribal region in Pult of north Albania. During the Ottoman period it formed a single bajrak (military-administrative unit).
Geography
Suma tribal territory is situated in the mountainous
Origin
The majority of the Suma tribe believes that they hail from Mirdita, and that their ancestral forefathers are from the Oroshi tribe; therefore, the Suma are related to the Shoshi and Shala tribes. They would split into multiple branches in Bojët e Sumës, a location that is situated near the church of Xhani.[2] Another part of Suma claims to have arrived from the tribal territory of the Kuči in eastern Montenegro. According to oral tradition these brotherhoods trace their ancestry back to two brothers; Dol and Pyl Kuçi. Dol is considered to have been the founder and forefather of Gurra and Dajcë, while Pyl founded Bukmirë. This oral tradition may in fact reflect their origin from the historical Bukumiri tribe.[3]
History
In 1332, a Demetrius Suma was recorded. A 1335 document of
References
- ^ Elsie 2015, pp. 107–108.
- ^ Elsie 2015, p. 108.
- ^ Spahija, Riza (2013). Postriba: përmbledhje studimore (PDF). p. 125.
- ^ Elsie 2015, pp. 108–110.
- ^ Bogdani, Pjetër (1685). Cuneus Prophetarum De Christo Salvatore Mundi, Et Eius Evangelica Veritate. p. 21.
Sources
- Elsie, Robert (Apr 24, 2015). The Tribes of Albania: History, Society and Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780857725868.