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Bajrak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In Albania, a Bajrak (pronounced "bayrak", the Albanian single "r" being akin to the English "r", definite form bajraku — "the" bajrak, plural indefinite bajrakë — "bajraks", plural definite bajrakët — "the" bajraks) is a traditional political entity in the Geg-inhabited northern Albanian territories under a single head, the bajraktar. |
 | | As its name and hereditary nature indicates, the bajrak was originally imposed by the Ottoman rulers, who entrusted the bajraktar with providing fighting men in exchanges for privileges. |
 | | The bajrak was formed on a territorial, not clanic basis: several small clans could reside on a single bajrak, while large clans might occupy several bajrakë. |
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