Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
E163245
The Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini is a centuries-old Albanian customary legal code that governed social conduct, property rights, and blood feuds in northern Albanian highland communities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albanian customary law | 1 |
| Kanun | 1 |
| Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini canonical | 1 |
| Kanun of Skanderbeg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1428372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini Context triple: [Albanians, traditionalLaw, Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini]
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A.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Ottoman Constitution of 1876
The Ottoman Constitution of 1876 was the empire’s first written constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy with a representative parliament and marking the beginning of the First Constitutional Era.
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D.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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E.
Statuto Albertino
The Statuto Albertino was the 1848 liberal constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia that later became the foundational charter of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini Target entity description: The Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini is a centuries-old Albanian customary legal code that governed social conduct, property rights, and blood feuds in northern Albanian highland communities.
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A.
Ottoman Land Code of 1858
The Ottoman Land Code of 1858 was a major 19th-century legal reform that restructured land ownership and registration in the Ottoman Empire, laying the groundwork for many modern property systems in the region.
-
B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
Ottoman Constitution of 1876
The Ottoman Constitution of 1876 was the empire’s first written constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy with a representative parliament and marking the beginning of the First Constitutional Era.
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D.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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E.
Statuto Albertino
The Statuto Albertino was the 1848 liberal constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia that later became the foundational charter of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Albanian customary law
ⓘ
customary legal code ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Albanian highland communities
ⓘ
northern Albanian highlands ⓘ |
| codificationDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | Shtjefën Gjeçovi ⓘ |
| country | Albania ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
subject of anthropological studies
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symbol of traditional Albanian highland culture ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Franciscan press in Shkodër ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
besa
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collective responsibility ⓘ gjakmarrja ⓘ honor ⓘ hospitality ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on assemblies
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provisions on family ⓘ provisions on honor and blood ⓘ provisions on hospitality ⓘ provisions on property ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ottoman period in Albania ⓘ |
| impact | persistence of blood feuds in some Albanian regions ⓘ |
| influenced |
blood feud practices in Albania
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social structure of northern Albanians ⓘ |
| language | Albanian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unofficial customary law ⓘ |
| legalSystemType |
customary law
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oral law tradition ⓘ |
| modernReception | controversial due to blood feud provisions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lekë Dukagjini ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | medieval Albanian customary practices ⓘ |
| precededBy | older Albanian kanun traditions ⓘ |
| region |
Kosovo
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Montenegro ⓘ Northern Albania ⓘ |
| regulates |
blood feuds
ⓘ
clan relations ⓘ honor codes ⓘ hospitality norms ⓘ inheritance rules ⓘ marriage customs ⓘ mediation and arbitration ⓘ property rights ⓘ social conduct ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kanun of Skanderbeg
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| structure |
articles
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chapters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Albanian clans
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tribal communities ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini Description of subject: The Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini is a centuries-old Albanian customary legal code that governed social conduct, property rights, and blood feuds in northern Albanian highland communities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanun
this entity surface form:
Kanun of Skanderbeg
this entity surface form:
Albanian customary law