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Principality of Mataranga

Blasius Mataranga's short-lived principality between the Shkumbin and Seman rivers, carved out in 1358 as the Serbian Empire fell apart — a grain-trading lordship tied to Ragusa, fighting the Thopias and allying with the Balsha in the war of 1363-64.

Collapsed after Blasius's death c.1367; his son Gjon kept a remnant, but by the early 1370s the lands had been absorbed by the Thopia principality and the Muzaka.

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Further reading

• The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest John V. A. Fine, Jr. · 1987

  The standard scholarly survey of the Balkans in exactly this period — the Albanian principalities, the Serbian collapse and the Ottoman conquest. (Open Library verified)

• La façade maritime de l'Albanie au Moyen Age Alain Ducellier · 1981

  The polity-specific academic study of medieval coastal Albania — Durres, Berat and the principalities of this record. (Open Library verified)

Sources

• Wikipedia, 'Principality of Mataranga' (Q135263605, distinct from the family item Q6786119), verified via MediaWiki API by the hero-europe champion 2026-07-22 — explicit 1358-1367 span; no P571/P576 on Wikidata (checked, null); seat unconfirmed (Pirgu / Breg Castle candidates)