Kosova: Opoja 1571 - Ottoman Register

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Shows it was inhabited mostly by people with Islamized names and Albanian names. I did not add all the villages as there are many and it shows this region was Islamized almost entirely but here are some.





Izlatarca


Mustafa Aliu
Iskender Abdullahu
Ali Mustafai
Hasan Iskenderi
Hajdar Aliu
Mustafa Iskenderi
Iljas Ahmedi
Hysejn Abdullahu
Hamza Abdullahu
Ibrahim Hamzai
Hysejn Iljasi
Hasan Shuxhan
Isa Hamza
Piri Aliu
Ibrahim Hamza
Orux Jusufi
Mehmed Hasani
HysejnAjasi
Ali Ahmedi
Jusuf Abdullahu
Hasan Hamzai
Memi Abdullahu
Mustafa Abdullahu
Hamza Shuxhau
Hysejn Abdullahu
Ali Piri
Hasan Abdullahu
Memi Jusufi
Jusuf Hasani
Rexhep Hysejni
Ali Abdullahu
Memi Sulejmani
Ali Hamzai
Iljas Mehmedi
Ahmed Abdullahu
Memi Hamza
Memi Hysejni
Hamza Abdullahu
Hasani
Ali Oruxhi
Iljas Hasani
Hasan Abdullahu



Pllajanik

Nina Gika
Gika Kola
Pal Gika
Dida Maza
Nezha Nina
Doda Maza
Peka Doda
Doda Nina
Doda Kola
Koka GJika
Nina Dida
Peca Maza
Mica Doda
Koka Nina
Koka Gika
Koka Maza
Dida Nina
Mark Papa
Dida Koka


Gzhosh


Hamza Biba
Osman Hamzai
Ali Mustafai
Hysejn Hasani
Hysejn Hasani
Iljas Seferi
Mustafa Abdullahu
Iljas Mehmedi
Ali Abdiu
Memi Hamzai
Mustafa Gika
Iljas Hamzai
Hysejn Jusufi
Jusuf Hysejni
Mahmud Iljasi
Hysejn Gjura
Abdi Hasani
Mustafa Biba
Ibahim Hasani
Oruxh Bajrami
Iljas Hysejni
Mustafa Iljasi
Murad Hasani
Omer Abdiu

Pendalofic

hasan Mehmedi
Hajdar Mustafai
Oruxh Hysejni
Nina Gika
Nina Doda
Hysejn Hasani
Memi Mustafai
Ali Mustafai
Ali Hasani
Hasan Hysejni
Ibrahim Mustafai


Hotonova

Memi Abdullahu
Mehmed Abdullahu
Premt Aliu
Memi Abdullahu
Memi Mustafai
Hasan Abdullahu
Iljas Mehmedi
Hasan Mustafai
Mustafa Memi
Mahmud Mehmedi
Memi Abdullahu
Mustafa Abdullahu


Zinova


Iljas Memi
Nasuh Mustafai
Aves Jusufi
Ahmed Mustafai
Mustafa
Azem Mustafai
Hasan Kasemi
Hysejn Mustafa
Hasan Abdullahu
Ali Iskenderi
Hamza Jusufi
Mustafa Iskenderi



Zrze


Mustafa Iskenderi
Iljas Abdullahu
Hysejn Abdullahu
Deda Iskenderi
Mustafa Iljasi
Memi Deda
Orux Mustafai
Ali Hysejni
Hasan Abdullahu
Murad Aliu
Memi Jusufi
Deda Hasani
Habi Hasani
Kasem Memi
Ali Abdullahu


Jenice Llaz


Mustafa Abdullahu
Rexhep Ibrahimi
Mustafa Hysejni
Kurd Memi
hasan Kola
Hysejn Abdullahu
Memi Gjoni
Kola Pali
Ibrahim Pali
Hasan Hysejni
Iljas Memi


Zabluzhan

Jusuf Mustafai
Iljas Peka
Hysejn Gjoni
Ali Ahemdi
Osman Aliu
Ali Mustafai
Husrev Abdullahu
Hasan Mustafai
Hasan Iljazi
Memi Gika
Hysejn
Koka
Ishak Mustafai
Ali Roshi
Gika Nina
Gjin Liljali
Peka Tola
Doc Papa
Biba Doci

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And this is for some of the Prizren area from 1571, shows this was Albanian too and with some Slavic and Islamized , I did not add the majority Christian names or Slavic names. I will add registers that deal with the town itself also


Celina

Pepa Gjoni
Buda Raja
Buda Gjoni
Pavl Stojan
Petriq Buda
Avram Nika
Nika Raja
Gjon Biba
Kosta Raja
Petko Stepa
Veljan Biba
Pavl Petriqi
Biba Stepani
Pepa Doda
Stepa Doda
Marko Pepa
Mico Gjura
Avram Nika
Stojan Petriqi
Gjon Pepa


Ratkovci

Gjin Pali
Koka Deja
Pera Baci
Prend Peca
Doda Pejo
Dida Lika
Prend Vuqi
Gjic Pali
Marko Deja
Pejo Lika
Bac Llapa
Bic Buca
Deja Buca
Gjon Petko
Mic Kola
Pejo Bici
Koka Pejo
Pal Deja
Biba Vuja
Deja Bici
Biba Koka
Kurd Hasani
Vasil Gjoni
Marko Mici
Murad Gjici
Gika Koka
Mark Gaci
Biba Gjini
Janko Gjini
Prend Gaci
Prend Pali
Tola Llapa
Gjin Baci
Kurd Gjici
Biba Gaci
Kola Stepa
Kola Pepa
Gjon Bici
Noja Pali


Mamushe

Mustafa Gjoni
Ali Stepa
Musa Aliu
Dimitri Tola
Memi Aliu
Milosav Zhivko
Dimjo Daba
Dimjo Stojko
Nikolla Daba
Gjon Dimitro
Nikolla Cvetko
Noja Biba
Mladen Marko
Marko Daba
Gjura Stojko
Pjetri Biba


Brestovci

Hasan Vukashi
Hasan Davidi
Mehmedi (new arrived)
Aliu (new arrived)
Ahmed Abdullahu
Zhivko Ruda
Ibrahim Abdullahu
Ferhad Abdullahu
Zara Dimitri
Mustafa Abdullahu
Gjivan Abdullahu



Petrosnic


Dod Gika
Pepa Gjoni
Gac Doda
Andre Kola
Koka Prendi


Medveda

Mahmud Ahmedi
Marko Stepa
Gjin Gjika
Bic Gjoni
Prend Nika
Stepa Koka
Marko Nika


Danofic

Biba Pepa
Gjon Biba
Stepa Pepa
Gjika Pepa


Dolina Potocani

Jovan Nikolla
Biba Gjoni
Lika Gjini
Peca Bici
Pjetri Andrija
Papa Buca
Simon Marko
Vojo Iljia
Gjon Koka
Gjura Kojcini
Zhivko Marko
Mark Gjini
Rajko Marko
Gjon Stepani
Koka Papa
Gjon Peca
Gika Deda
Kojcin Ilija
Pejo Koka
Gjon Papa
Pejo Nikolla
Stepa Simoni


Zirzova

Mustafa Bradi
Mustafa Abdullahu
Hysejn Mustafa
Kurd Abdullahu
Ali Hasani
Vuk Buca
Lika Biba
Jovan Bici
Milosh Jovani
Doda Lukici
Mic Lika
Pal Gjoni
Hysejn Koka
Ahmed Abdullahu
Mustafa Abdullahu
Hasan Abdullahu
Ferhad Abdullahu
Stojko Rado
Koka Deja
Stepa Puta
Gjon Radi
Vuk Gjoni
Stojan Radi
Pepa Gjini
Behram Iskenderi
Hasan Abdullahu
Ymer Behrami
Pervane Abdullahu
Hysejn Abdullahu
Radic Drana
Gjin Stepa
Rad Jovani
Nikolla Stojani
Vuk Stojani
Luka Lika


Buski Dol

Memi Aliu
Hysejn Mustafa
Mehmed Mustafa
Ali Tusha
Gjon Lusha
Pepo Tola
Stepa Buci
Mark Prendi
Gjon Reci
Ali Gika
Hysejn Gjika
Hasan Mustafa
Mustafa Marku
Biba Gjika
Buci Tola
Barda Kojcini
Lazar Cvetko
Koja Gika
Mustafa Osmani
Ali Tusha
Oruxh Mehmedi
Hasan Gika
Petko Cvetko
Gjin Toja
Gjon Petuhi
Mile Radsavi

Pustosel

Hezer Abdullahu
Gjin Doda
Luka Radici
Olivir Bogja
Mustafa Abdullahu
Mihajlo Bogia
Pepa Gjoni
Novica Petko
Nova Bici
Lazar Kojcini
Gjon Gaci
Gjin Gjurko
Pepa Gjoni


Noshpal

Mustafa Luka
Biba Papa
Vata Deja
Mehmed Mustafa
Deja Papa
Gac Deja
Tola Koka
Ilija Deja
Gjon Gjini
Deja Gjoni
Koka Gjoni
Dimitri Jovani


Polluzhja

Papa Lika
Gjoka Damjani
Cvetko Prizreni
Bojo Vucrini
Lika Papa
Stojan Gjoni
Tanush Cvetko
Ugrin Vucrini
Iljas Seferi
Gjin Papa
Iljia Vukashini
Radsav Cvetko
Ahmed Hasan



Zojz


Bojca Goga
Stojan Nova
Kola Lazari
Koka Daba
Petra Kola
Deda Marko
Daba Jovani
Memi Abdullahu
Nova Kola
Duka Gika
Bojo Gjura
Pepa Bici
Vojo Jovani
Marko Andrija
Gjura Daba
Prend Gika
Bic Pejo
Prend Marku


Saroshi

Gika Koja
Gac Koka
Pepa Gjoni
Biba Lika
Petri Dejani
Gjin Prendi
Prend Kola
Gjon Vuka
Pal Gjoni
Prend (new arrived)
Pal Koka
Deda Vladi
Prend Lika
Papa Pali
Rajko Stepani
Pepa Bici
Nika Vukashini
Stepa Branko
Prend Duja
Gika GJoni
Stojan Stepani
Stojan Bojo
Deja Prendi
Gac Stepa
Bojo Lika
Petri Dejani
Bic Kola
Lazar Bojo
Pepa Prendi
Branko Lika
Kola Papa


Danjani

Ali Lika
Hysejn Hasani
Hasan Ahmedi
Kurd Aliu
Ali Hasani
Ramazan Iskendri
Mehmed Gaci
Hajdar Mustafa
Kurd Hysejni
Mustafa Ivani
Osman Stepa
Mustafa Ahmedi
Ibrahim Kurdi
Mustafa Hasani
Hysejn Memi
Mustafa Gaci
Hasan Gjoni
Ibrahim Ahmedi
Mustafa Hasani
Hamza Jusufi
Sulejman Iskenderi
Ali Memi
Ali Gjini
Koka Vasa
Deda (new arrived)



Vranjaka

Becin Pepa
Prend Becini
Bic Andrea
Hasan Koka
Gjon Andrija
Bic Pepa
Lika Becini
Kojcin Smili
Gac Mici
Kurd Becini
Kurd Karagjoz
Baca Kojcini
Andre Pepa
Marko Zhivko
Gjon Bici
Andre Kola


Popofc


Biba Grigori
Biba Koka
Mic Gjoni
Prend Gjoni
Gika Doda
Kurd Lushi
Bozha Deda
Vusha Deda
Gjon Gika

Shtavica

Koka Andrija
Koka Jovani
Buca Marku
Biba Petro
Pepa Prendi
Papa Koka
Raja Biba
Gac Marku



Dolina Krusha


Osman Hasani
Hysejn Aliu
Ali Prendi
Mehmed Boja
Mustafa Ahmedi
Nasuh Iskenderi
Rizvan Lulo
Aves Vuja


Sopik

Nikolla Radsavi
Grujo Radsavi
Koka Gjoni
Boja Pejo
Komnin Stojko
Koka Pepa
Koka Dida (new arrived from Kojushe, Kosovo)
Dimitri Nikolla
Stojko Gjurici
Pejo Gjici
Mico Pejo
Pavl Stojko
Pop Kojko (new arrived)
Papa Lika
Zhivko Gjurici
Pavl Pejo
Nikolla Pejo
Pop Kojko
Hajdar Bici
Mahmud Bici
Dervish Xhaferi
Osman Aliu

Glagova

Biba Pavlo
Radic Biba
Kola Pjetri
Pera Gjoni
Pejo Dhimitri
Andrea Pera
Stojko Pavlo
Novak Kola
Stojan Gjoni
Pejo Mico
Pera Marko
Dhimitri Pera
Luka Pavlo
Kola Novaku
Doda Vuku
Progon Paci
Daba Gjura


Pirane


Kola Branko
Ali Sulejmani
Hysejn Abdullahu
Jaka Kola
Hasan Sulejmani

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Names like Gjoni, Lika, Biba, Kola, Puta, Koka, Gjin
Gika, Gjika, Pepa, Deda, Peca, Dod, Doda, Dida, Gac, Bac, Gika, Prend, Tola, Nina, Bici
Stepa, Tanush, Llapa, Pal, Pali etc etc are Albanian names that were common for this period together with Muslim names and Christian & Slavic names


Even in 16th century we can see a mixture of Slavic-Albanian names or Albanian-Orthodox, Albanian-Christian , Albanian-Muslim etc etc

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Anyway, it shows Opoja was Islamized and inhabited by Albanians and an Islamised population who were Albanians for the most part. Possibly some Islamised Slavs.

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And as you can see almost nobody marked as new arrived

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According to Serbian nationalists they were magically replaced by Albanians

Check out my other threads here in the Kosova section

But don't worry there is more, I can show you how people in Kosovo who bore Slavic names were Albanians, Orthodox Christians. And then following Ottoman occupation either changed to other type of Albanian names and still kept some of the Orthodox names or Islamized names. This is what I believe happened in the town of Peja which had majority Slavic names, I believe part of this town at least was Albanian Orthodox with Slavic names then switched over to Islam.

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And this is from a neighboring village in North-East Albania just to show you these are Albanian names:


Doda Biba
Ilija Deja
Gika Deja
Bac Doc
Nina Dada
Papa Mate
Papa Doda
Nina Doda
Kola Biba
Prend Doda
Koka Tola
Dida Gaci
Avejs Doda
Memi Nue
Dida Nika
Lika Biba
Prend Ilia
Peka Dida
Dida Baci
Doda Gjeci
Deja Koka
Doda Papa
Nina Koka
Doda Tita
Lika Doda
Jaka Koka
Dom Lleshi
Hysejn Mata
Hysejn Nue
Prend Doda
Gac Biba
Gjin Deja
Lika Doci
Dada
Tusha
Mata Petko
Nina Koka
Doda Nina
Prend Doda
Gac Biba
Gjin Deda
Dada Tusha
Mata Petko
Doda Nina
Biba Kola
Deja Gjini

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Now how do we know these Muslims in Opoje are Albanian ?
Well, they are surrounded by people with Albanian names firstly,
secondly they use a combo of Albanian and Muslim names in
some cases such as:

Mustafa Biba
Hamza Biba
Mustafa Gika
Mustafa Iljas
Hasan Kola
Ibrahim Pali
etc

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Not only do we see Kosova inhabited by Albanians of Islamized, Catholic and Orthodox faith in the 15th and 16th century but you even see such combinations of names in many cases