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Janko Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Јанко Митровић; 1613–1659) was a ''
harambaša Harambaša ( sr-cyr, Харамбаша) was the rank for a senior commander of a '' hajduk'' band ( brigand gangs). Etymology It is derived from Turkish word for bandit leader ( tr, haramibaşı; - "Bandit" + - "Head"), and was like some other ...
'' (Ottoman for "bandit leader"), and the commander of the ''
Morlach Morlachs ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Morlaci, Морлаци or , ; it, Morlacchi; ro, Morlaci) has been an exonym used for a rural Christian community in Herzegovina, Lika and the Dalmatian Hinterland. The term was initially used for a bilingual Vlach p ...
army'', in the service of the
Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia ...
, from 1648 until his death in 1659. He participated in the
Cretan War (1645–69) Cretan War may refer to multiple wars involving the island of Crete, including: *Cretan War (205–200 BC), a war between King Philip V of Macedon and Rhodes *Cretan War (1645–69), a war between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire See ...
, alongside Ilija Smiljanić, as the supreme commanders of the Venetian Morlach troops, of which he is enumerated in Serb epic poetry (as Janko of Kotari, Јанко од Котара). His son,
Stojan Janković Stojan Janković Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Стојан Јанковић Митровић; also known as ''Stoian Jancovich Mitrovich'', ''Stoian Mitrovich'', ''Stoiano Mitrovich''; about 1636 – 23 August 1687) was the commander of the Morlach troo ...
, followed in his father's footsteps.


Life

Janko was the son of Mitar (born c. 1585), whose family hailed from village Zelengrad or Žegar in the area of Bukovica. Janko had brothers Jovan, Stjepan, Pavle, and Andrija, and probably was among the youngest brothers. Vukadin Mitrović was also a ''harambaša'' in Venetian service, possibly another brother, or a cousin. Mitrović in 1646 was recorded as a defender of Šibenik, and in 1649 was rewarded with a monthly payment of 4 ducats. Stojan, who was Janko's eldest son, began fighting alongside him and Ilija Smiljanić early on, in the Cretan War (1645–69). Ilija, as the more experienced, was named ''serdar'' in 1648 after his father, serdar Petar Smiljanić had died.Berber, p. 3 In 1648, when the Ottoman army took their village, the ''Mitrovići'' and 70 other Žegar families settled in the small village of Budin near
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, under Venetian control. In January 1654, with 100 horsemen and 150 other soldiers prevented Ottoman's destruction of Posedarje for which was rewarded by the authorities. After the death of Filip Smiljanić, in 1656 was named as a serdar. Under his command were people of
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, Vinjerac, Ljubač, Posedarje, Novigrad, Krmpoćani, as well controlled two cols at Old Obrovac In February 1659, at the
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river, both leaders Janko and Ilija Smiljanić succumb to wounds after battling the Turks. He was buried on 28 February 1659 in the Catholic church of St. Elias in Zadar, until mid-18th century part of the Catholic
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of
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in which register of deaths (1651–1667) was recorded. Janko's wife was Antonija, and they had three sons,
Stojan Stojan () is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. Notable people with the name include: *Stojan Gjuroski (born 1991), basketball player *Stojan Andov (born 1935), politician *Stojan Aralica (1883–1980), painter *Stojan Čupić (1765–1815), ...
, Ilija and Zaviša, and a daughter Ana.Berber, p. 6 According to one document, stating that they had many people of the same confession faithful to the Roman Church, it is argued that they were Roman Catholics.


Notes


See also

*
Vuk Mandušić Vuk Mandušić ( sr-Cyrl, Вук Мандушић; Vučen Mandušić, ''Vucen Mandussich''; 1645 – died 13 July 1648) was the ''capo direttore'' of the Morlach army, one of the most prominent '' harambaša'' (rebel leaders) in the Dalmati ...
(fl. 1648), military commander in Venetian service *
Stojan Janković Stojan Janković Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Стојан Јанковић Митровић; also known as ''Stoian Jancovich Mitrovich'', ''Stoian Mitrovich'', ''Stoiano Mitrovich''; about 1636 – 23 August 1687) was the commander of the Morlach troo ...
(1636–1687), Morlach leader * Ilija Perajica, Morlach leader *
Stanislav Sočivica Stanislav "Stanko" Sočivica ( 1715 – 1777) was a Serbian ''hajduk'' (brigand) active in the Ottoman territories in western Balkans (sanjaks of Herzegovina, Bosnia and Montenegro). Born in a village close to Bileća, his family owned a far ...
, Venetian rebel *
Sinobad Sinobad ( sr-cyr, Синобад) was a Serb family of Kninska Krajina ("Knin Krajina"), part of the so-called "Morlachs", a community in the Dalmatian hinterland that fought for the Republic of Venice against the Ottoman Empire. Members *Peta ...
* Cvijan Šarić * Petronije Selaković * Bajo Plivljanin * Grujica Žeravica * Vukosav Puhalović * Ilija Smiljanić *
Petar Smiljanić Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. Pe ...
*Vuk Močivuna *Juraj Vranić *Tadije Vranić


References


Sources

* * * * *Rodoslov Jankovića i Desnica vid. Baština dvora Jankovića, Istorijski muzej Srbije, Beograd 2006, str. 92 (Serbian)


External links

*http://www.kulajankovica.hr/?do=jandes {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitrovic, Janko Characters in Serbian epic poetry Republic of Venice military personnel 1613 births 1659 deaths Cretan War (1645–1669) Venetian period in the history of Croatia