Principality of Arbanon

The Principality of Arbanon or Albanon (Albanian: Arbër or Arbëria, Greek: Ἄρβανον), was the first Albanian state during the Middle Ages. The state was established by archon Progon in the region of Kruja, in ca 1190. Progon, the founder, was succeeded by his sons Gjin and Demetrius, the latter which attained the height of the realm. After the death of Dhimiter, the last of the Progon family, the principality came under Gregory Kamonas, and later Golem. The Principality was dissolved on 1255.

Throughout its existence, the principality was an autonomous dependency of its neighbouring powers, first Byzantium and, after the Fourth Crusade,Epirus, while it also maintained close relations with Serbia.