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and

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Radoslav Hlapen Radoslav Hlapen ( sr, Радослав Хлапен; 1350–1383) was a Serbian magnate who served Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–1355) and Stefan Uroš V (r. 1355–71) as '' vojvoda'' (military commander). He took part in the conquest ...

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Bagaš noble family The Bagaš ( sr, Багаш, gr, Pagases) was a Serbian noble family that served the Serbian Kingdom and Empire. History The word ''Bagaš'' is derived from the Old Slavic measurement with the same name. The family hailed from Kastoria.Rosenq ...

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, occupation = Nikola Bagaš ( sr, Никола Багаш, lat, Nicholas Baldouin Pagases), or Nikola Baldovin Bagaš ( fl. 1354—1384), was a 14th-century Serbian

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. In 1384, before his region would be completely annexed to the

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, Bagaš donated the monastery of

Mesonesiotissa The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa ( el, Παναγία Μαυριώτισσα) is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. It is believed that ...

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, together with villages, churches and other property, to the Athonite monastery of Saint Paul (Agiou Pavlou) based on the request of his brother

Antonije Antonije is a Serbian given name. Notable people with this name include the following: *Antonije Abramović (1919–1996), Montenegrin Eastern Orthodox priest * Antonije Bagaš (fl. 1366 – 1385), Serbian nobleman *Antonije Isaković (1923–2002 ...

.Angold, pp. 160-161 In the document made on that occasion Bagaš did not use any title for himself. He was married to the daughter of

and received Voden (modern day

in Greece) a dowry probably around 1366—7. Before 1385, Bagaš became a vassal of the

Ottoman sultan The sultans of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. At its hei ...

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Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...