Model no.1 The coats of arms of the Skura are depicted in Friedrich Heyer von Rosenfeld's "Wappenbuch des Königreichs Dalmatien", published in 1873.
Model no.2
Country
Medieval Albania
Current region
Benda
Founded
13th century
Members
Gjergj Skura
Pepe Skura
Pjetër Skura
Progon Skura
Different spellings of the name include Scura, Schura, Schuro, Sguro, Scuro, Sgurous, and Zguraj.
The Skura (also, Skuraj, Skurraj, Skurra, Scura, Sgouros, Ozgur, Uzgur) were a medieval Albanian feudal family centred around the historical and ethnographic region of Benda in the highlands north-east of modern Tirana, central Albania.[1] They were among the Albanian families that rose to prominence in the Theme of Dyrrhachium and reached high military-administrative ranks within the Byzantine state apparatus.[2] On top of their relations with the Byzantine Empire and other members of the local Albanian nobility, the Skura were also closely involved with other prominent powers in the region, such as the Angevin Kingdom of Albania and the Ottoman Empire.[3]
^Xhufi, Pëllumb (2010). "Benda e Arbrit në Mesjetën e Vonë". Studime Historike (1/2): 16.
^Anamali, Skënder (2002). Historia e Popullit Shqiptar, Vëll. 1. Tiranë: TOENA. pp. 183, 195–6.
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