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Vladan Gjurica^[a] (d. April 1465) was an Albanian nobleman and Skanderbeg's main advisor during Skanderbeg's rebellion.^[2]^[3]

DiedApril 1465

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire^[1]

OccupationMilitary Commander

KnownforAdvisor of Skanderbeg during the Skanderbeg's rebellion

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Vladan Gjurica
Died	April 1465 (1465-05) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire^[1]
Occupation	Military Commander
Known for	Advisor of Skanderbeg during the Skanderbeg's rebellion

Life and death

He is thought to be from Gjoricë, in modern-day Dibër County from which he got the surname Gjurica/Jurica.^[4] He was most likely a member of the Arianiti family. During the wedding of Mamica Kastrioti, it is recorded that he was wounded in the head during a clash between Lekë Dukagjini and Lekë Zaharia over Irene Dushmani.^[5]^[6]

During the Battle of Vajkal he was captured by the Ottoman troops and sent to Constantinople where he was tortured and skinned alive.^[2]

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Notes

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In modern Albanian sources, his name is also spelled "Vladan Gjurica". An English transliteration is "Vladan Yuritza". The South Slavic (Serbo-Croatian) given name Vladan is a diminutive of Vladimir.^[7]

Sources

[1]
50 Great Military Leaders Of All Time. Jann Tibetts. 30 July 2016. ISBN 9789385505669.
[2]
Noli (2009), p. 36 // Noli (1967), p. 140: "Dora e dytë qe vdekjeprurëse për disa nga gjeneralët më të zotë të Skënderbeut: [...] Vladan Jurica, këshilltari i tij më i besueshëm"
[3]
Encyclopaedia moderna (1968), p. 109: "[...] istaknuti njegovi komandanti: [...] Vladan Jurica"
[4]
Frashëri (2002), p. 192
[5]
Noli, Fan Stylian (1945). George Castrioti Scanderbeg (1405-1468). Boston University Libraries. p. 124. ...Count Vrana and Vladan Yuritza, who tried to separate them, were severely wounded, the former in his arm and the latter on his head. Then it was decided to let the two lovers fight it out....
[6]
Lezi, Tim (May 2011). Scanderbeg, General of the Eagles. X-libris Corporation LLC. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4628-6275-7. ...Count Vrana and Vladan Yuritza, who happened to be nearby, tried to mollify the two screaming contenders, but to no effect. Instead, both of them received light wounds, one in his arm and the other on his head. A suggestion by another drunk guest to fight it out with their bare fists appealed to both Dukagjini and Zakaria. As armed men from each clan watched from the side, the two men began by eyeballing one another, and with careful steps they circled one another. The wind was tossing both their white shirts and black hair. Since they were of equal height and both quite muscular, nobody could tell which way the match would go. After the preliminary moments of posturing and circling observation, the men decided to move in closer to the other and they started exchanging some punches...
[7]
Živko Bjelanović (2007). Onomastičke teme. Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada. p. 345. ISBN 9789531691550.

Sources

Noli, Fan Stilian (2009), Scanderbeg, General Books, ISBN 978-1-150-74548-5
Frashëri, Kristo (2002), Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu: jeta dhe vepra, 1405–1468 (in Albanian), Botimet Toena, ISBN 99927-1-627-4
Noli, Fan Stylian (1967), Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu, 1405-1468 (in Albanian), Naim Frashëri
Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. Institut za filozofiju znanosti i mir (1968), Encyclopaedia moderna (in Serbo-Croatian), Institut za filozofiju znanosti i mir Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti
Shuteriqi, Dhimitër (2012). Zana Prela (ed.). Aranitët: Historia- Gjenealogjia -Zotërimet. Toena. ISBN 978-99943-1-729-5.

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