In 1150, Serbian Grand Prince Uroš II, a Hungarian ally, summoned an army led by

Grdeša Grdeša ( sr-cyr, Грдеша, lat, Gerdessa, Gurdeses; 1150–51) or Grd, was the ''župan'' (count) of Travunija, mentioned in 1150–51 as serving Grand Prince Uroš II of Serbia. It is believed that Grdeša was born around 1120. In 1150 h ...

, the ''župan'' (count) of

Travunia Travunia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Travunija, Травунија; el, Τερβουνία, Tervounía; grc, Τερβουνία, Terbounía; la, Tribunia) was a South Slavic medieval principality that was part of Medieval Serbia (850–1 ...

, and Vučina, against the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

. The Byzantines won the battle, capturing both Grdeša and Vučina. Uroš II was removed from the throne, and replaced by his brother Desa, who had up until then served as the Prince of

Zahumlje Zachlumia or Zachumlia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Zahumlje, Захумље, ), also Hum, was a medieval principality located in the modern-day regions of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia (today parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia ...

. It is assumed that the prisoners were taken to Sredets (modern Sofia), but were released by 1151,Vizantološki institut SANU, „Vizantijski izvori za istoriju naroda Jugoslavije IV“ (fototipsko izdanje originala iz 1971), Beograd, 2007. when a "Grd" is mentioned as a witness of Desa's charter to the Monastery of St. Mary on

Mljet Mljet (; la, Melita, it, Meleda) is the southernmost and easternmost of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. The National Park includes the western part of the island, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Soline Bay and a sea be ...

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Sources

* **R. Novaković, ''Još nešto povodom bitke na Tari'' Byzantine–Serbian battles Conflicts in 1150 12th century in Serbia 1150 in Europe 1150s in the Byzantine Empire Grand Principality of Serbia {{Byzantine-stub