Castle Burgajet was a large fortified house and the birth-place, and family seat of, King Zog I of the Albanians.

His family were the traditional feudal rulers of the Mat District of Albania and were large landowners. Feudalism comes from the Late Latin word feudum, itself borrowed from a Germanic root *fehu, a commonly used term in the Middle Ages which means fief, or land held under certain obligations by feodati. ... The District of Mat (Albanian: Rrethi i Matit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. ... A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or land which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ...

On ascent to King, Zog took up residence in a palace Tirana (with a Summer Palace in Durrës - see image), this led to Castle Burgajet falling into ruin. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Durrës (Italian: Durazzo; see also different names) is the most ancient and one of the most economically important important cities of Albania. ... Download high resolution version (600x800, 59 KB) Palace of the King Zog I, was actually funded by the local businessmens of Durres and gave to King Zog I as a gift. ...

Before King Zog was forced to flee Albania he had an ambitious plan to rebuild the Castle but this never transpired.