Kruja is a mountain fortress with a settlement, the military and administrative centre of Arbanon and the seat of the Progoni archons.
It is a fort with a small settlement below it rather than a town of the coastal kind.
Who holds it
- Name
- Gjin son of Progon
- Title
- Archon of Arbanon
- Since
- about 1198
- Family
- Progoni
- Confidence
- low
See Gjin of Arbanon.
Lord in 1200
The archon Gjin under the emperor; a Latin bishop of Arbanon (who signed the council of Bar in 1199).
Allies and rivals
See Gjin of Arbanon.
How things stand that morning
The archon's seat.
Wealth
Flocks and tolls on the mountain roads.
Threats
- Serbian Zeta, the doux of Dyrrachion.
Council
The archon and his kin.
Communities
Albanians (Arbanitai), Catholic and Orthodox.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded.
Militia
The archon's men.
Walls and castle
The fortress on the ridge.
Trade and crafts
Pastoral produce, timber; roads down to Dyrrachion.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: See Arbanon.
On the map: Near land only.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.