The Serbian

hajduks A hajduk ( hu, hajdúk, plural of ) is a type of irregular infantry found in Central and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries. They have reputations ranging from bandits to freedom fighters depending on time, p ...

( sr, хајдуци / ''hajduci'') were

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(

bandits Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, and murder, either as an ...

) and guerrilla freedom fighters (

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) throughout Ottoman-held

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, mainly in

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, organized into bands headed by 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 ...

'' ("bandit leader"), who descended from the mountains and forests and robbed and attacked the Ottomans. They were often aided by foreign powers, such as the

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and Habsburg monarchy, during greater conflicts. The hajduks are seen as part of the

Serbian national identity Serbia is the nation state of the Serbs, who are Serbia's dominant ethnic group. Serbs are also dominant in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the 19th century, the Serbian national identity was manifested, with awareness of ...

. In stories, the hajduks were described as heroes; they had played the role of the Serbian elite during Ottoman rule, they had defended the

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against Ottoman oppression, and prepared for the national liberation and contributed to it in the

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. The

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also saw themselves as hajduks, freedom fighters. The hajduk movement is known as hajdučija (хајдучија) or hajdukovanje (хајдуковање). Ranks included '' buljubaša'' and ''

'', adopted from the Ottomans. People that helped hajduks were called jataks. Jataks lived in villages and towns and provided food and shelter for hajduks. In return, hajduks would give them part of the loot. =16th century=

Starina Novak Starina Novak ( sr-Cyrl, Старинa Новак; ro, Baba Novac; bg, Баба Новак, meaning "Old Novak") was a Serb ''hajduk'' (brigand and rebel) who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a ...

(~1530–1601), a military commander in Wallachian service, is said to have been the oldest hajduk.

Deli-Marko Deli-Marko ( sr-cyr, Дели-Марко, "Wild Marko"; 1596–1619) or Marko Segedinac (, "Marko of Segedin"), was a Serb '' hajduk'' and military commander in Habsburg service, active during the Long Turkish War. He was mentioned for the first ...

(fl. 1596–1619), hajduk and military commander in Habsburg service.

18th century

On 26 November 1716, Austrian general Nastić with 400 soldiers and 500 hajduks attacked

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, but did not take it over. A combined Austro-Venetian-Hajduk force of 7,000 stood before the Trebinje walls, defended by 1,000 Ottomans. The Ottomans were busy near Belgrade and with hajduk attacks towards

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, and were thus unable to reinforce Trebinje. The conquest of Trebinje and

Popovo field Popovo field ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Popovo polje, Попово поље, , ) is a ''polje'' ( karstic field) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in a southernmost region of the country, near the Adriatic coast. Its size is . Popovo pol ...

were given up to fight in Montenegro. The Venetians took over Hutovo and Popovo, where they immediately recruited militarily from the population.

Kingdom of Serbia (1718–39)

The Serbs established a Hajduk army that supported the Austrians. The army was divided into 18 companies, in four groups. In this period, the most notable obor-kapetans were Vuk Isaković from Crna Bara,

Mlatišuma Staniša Marković ( sr-cyr, Станиша Марковић; 1664–1740), known as Mlatišuma (Млатишума), was a Habsburg Serbian '' obor-kapetan'' of Kragujevac. He had joined the Austrians in the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18, an ...

from Kragujevac and

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from

Paraćin Paraćin ( sr-Cyrl, Параћин, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is located in the valley of the Velika Morava river, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac. In 2011 the town had a ...

. The most notable obor-kapetans were Vuk Isaković from Crna Bara, Mlatišuma and

from

. Apart from the obor-kapetans, other notable commanders were kapetans Keza Radivojević from

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and Sima Vitković from

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,073 of whom were urban dwel ...

. In Kragujevac, there were two companies of 500 soldiers each. He conquered Kruševac with his militia, and carried much cattle. Colonel Lentulus ordered that part of the cattle be returned to the population, the second part was sent to Sekendorf, the third held by the colonel to the need of his army.

19th century

Great Eastern Crisis

During the

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, set off by a

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uprising against the

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in 1875 in

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and

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(the Herzegovina Uprising), Prince Peter adopted the ''

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'' of hajduk Petar Mrkonjić of

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, and joined the Bosnian Serb insurgents as a leader of a guerilla unit.

Serbian Revolution

Among Serbian revolutionaries that had been active hajduks prior to the Revolution, were

Stanoje Glavaš Stanoje Stamatović ( sr-cyr, Станоје Стаматовић), known as Stanoje Glavaš (Станоје Главаш; 21 February 1763 – 15 February 1815) was a Serbian hajduk and hero in the First Serbian Uprising. Life Glavaš was born i ...

Hajduk-Veljko Veljko Petrović ( sr-cyr, Вељко Петровић, ; c. 1780 – 1813), known simply as Hajduk Veljko (Хајдук Вељко, ǎjduːk v̞ɛ̌ːʎkɔ, was one of the '' vojvodas'' (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary force ...

Stojan Čupić Stojan Čupić (, sr-cyr, Стојан Чупић; ca. 1765 – 1815) was a Serbian revolutionary general (''vojvoda''), one of the most important commanders of the First Serbian Uprising. He was active in the Mačva region. __NOTOC__ Early li ...

Lazar Dobrić Lazar Dobrić also known as Laza Harambaša also spelled Harambascha(Serbian: Лазар Добрић или (or) Лаза Харамбаша; Novi Karlovci, Sase c. 1755–1803) was a Serbian hajduk who went by the name of Laza Harambaša and was ...

, and others.

List of notable hajduks

This is a list of notable people, in chronological manner. Hajduks who participated in the

(1804–1815) are also found in :People of the Serbian Revolution.

Early modern period

Grujica Žeravica Grujica Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Грујица Жеравица; 1665–69) was a Serb ''hajduk'' commander active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia during the Venetian–Ottoman war (1645–69). The hajduks, Ottoman subj ...

(fl. 1645), hajduk from Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia during Venetian-Ottoman war (1645-1649) *

(~1530–1601), commander in Wallachian service * Sava Temišvarac (fl. 1594–1612), Habsburg service * Deli-Marko Segedinac (fl. 1596–1619), Habsburg service *

Petar Rac 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 ...

(fl. 1596), Habsburg service *

Đorđe Rac Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе; transliterated Djordje) is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek ''Georgios'' (''George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Georgije. It may refer to: * Đ ...

(fl. 1596), Habsburg service *

Mihailo Rac Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) or Mihajlo () is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name ''Michael''. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname. It may refer to: * Mihailo Vojislavljević (fl. 1050–d. 1 ...

(fl. 1596), Habsburg service *

Kuzman Rac Kuzman (Bulgarian, Macedonian and sr-cyr, Кузман) is a male given name, the South Slavic variant of the Greek ''Cosmas''. It may refer to: *Kuzman Shapkarev (1834-1909), Bulgarian folklorist *Kuzman Sotirović (1908-1990), Serbian and Yugosl ...

(fl. 1596), Habsburg service *

Nikola Rac 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, Monteneg ...

(fl. 1596), Habsburg service * Vuk Rac (fl. 1596), Habsburg service *

Đorđe Slankamenac Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе; transliterated Djordje) is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek ''Georgios'' ('' George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Georgije. It may refer to: * ...

(fl. 1596), Habsburg service * Živko Crni *

Grdan Grdan ( sr-cyr, Грдан; 1596–d. 1612) was the '' vojvoda'' (duke) of the Nikšić '' nahija'', part of the Sanjak of Herzegovina (Ottoman Empire), who led several uprisings against the Ottomans in between 1596 and 1612, alongside Serbian Pa ...

(fl. 1596–d. 1612) *

Teodor of Vršac Teodor ( sr-cyr, Теодор; fl. 1594) was the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Vršac (епископ вршачки), who in 1594 was the leader of the Banat Uprising against Ottoman occupation amidst the Long War (1593-1606). After talks with Sig ...

, Sava Ban and Velja Mironić ( 1594), raised the

Uprising in Banat The Uprising in Banat was a rebellion organized and led by Serbian Orthodox bishop Teodor of Vršac and Sava Temišvarac against the Ottomans in the Eyalet of Temeşvar. The uprising broke out in 1594, in the initial stage of the Long Turki ...

Jovan Rac Jovan may refer to: * Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name * Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India *Jōvan Musk, a cologne * Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia * Róbert Jován (born ...

(fl. 1653) *

Bajo Pivljanin Bajo Pivljanin ( sr-cyr, Бајо Пивљанин – 7 May 1685), born Dragojlo Nikolić, was a Montenegrin and Serbian ''hajduk'' commander mostly active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Born in Piva, at the ...

(fl. 1669 – died 1685), commander in Venetian service during the Cretan War *

Jovan Monasterlija Jovan Monasterlija ( sr-cyr, Јован Монастерлија; fl. 1683–1706) was a Serbian ''vice-voivode'' (podvojvoda) and Austrian (Holy Roman Empire) imperial officer that led a Serbian Militia against the Ottoman Empire and other enemie ...

(fl. 1689–1706), commander in Austrian service *

Arnold Paole Arnold Paole (''Arnont Paule'' in the original documents; an early German rendition of a Serbian name or nickname, perhaps Арнаут Павле, ''Arnaut Pavle''; died c. 1726) was a Serbian hajduk who was believed to have become a vampire after ...

(d. 1726), militiaman in Austrian service, noted as alleged vampire * Vuk Isakovič (fl. 1696–1759), commander in Austrian service *

Nikac Tomanović Nikac Tomanović ( sr, Никац Томановић; 1755–56), known in epic poetry as Nikac of Rovine (Никац од Ровина/Nikac od Rovina), was Montenegrin ''harambaša'' in Nikšić and contemporary of Sava Petrović Njegoš (1735 ...

(fl. 1695–1755), commander in Montenegro *

Koča Anđelković Korun "Koča" Anđelković ( sr-cyr, Коча Анђелковић, 1755 – 7 September 1788), known as Captain Koča (Kapetan Koča), was a Serbian leader of the Serbian Free Corps, the Habsburg military unit that fought the Ottomans during ...

(1755–1789), commander in Austrian service, led the Koča's frontier rebellion *

Stanko Arambašić Stanko Arambašić ( sr-Cyrl, Станко Арамбашић; Levač in the village of Kolare, Ottoman Empire, today Serbia, 1764 - Smederevo, Ottoman Empire, 21 September 1798) was a Serbian Free Corps commander who liberated parts of Serbia duri ...

(1764–1798), commander of Serb officers in Ottoman service *

(fl. 1790),

Serbian Revolution

Karađorđe Đorđe Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Петровић, ), better known by the sobriquet Karađorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Карађорђе, lit=Black George, ; – ), was a Serbian revolutionary who led the struggle for his country's indepen ...

(1768–1817), leader of the First Serbian Uprising and founder of modern Serbia *

(1763–1815), vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising *

, vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising * Đorđe Ćurčija (d. 1804), vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising * Hajduk Veljko (c. 1780–1813), vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising *

Stojan Abraš Stojan Abraš (1780–1813) was a Serbian revolutionary who participant in the First Serbian Uprising as a hajduk, boluk-bashi, bimbashi under the command of Hajduk Veljko Petrović. He is memorialized in many epic ballads in Serbia and Romania (W ...

(1780-1813) participated as one of the leaders in the First Serbian Uprising *

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Jovan Mićić Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India *Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 1967 ...

* Petronije Šišo

Rebels in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jovan Šibalija Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India *Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 1967 ...

(fl. 1804–15), rebel leader in

Drobnjaci Drobnjaci (, ) are historical tribe and region, Drobnjak, in Old Herzegovina in Montenegro (municipalities from Nikšić to Šavnik, Žabljak and Pljevlja). Its unofficial centre is in Šavnik. The Serb Orthodox families have St. George (' ...

, participated in the First Serbian Uprising * Šujo Karadžić (fl. 1804–15), rebel leader in Drobnjaci, participated in the First Serbian Uprising *

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(d. 1863), priest, serdar and rebel leader * Petar Popović–Pecija (1826–1875), led the Doljani Revolt (1858) and Bosanska Krajina Uprising (1875–78) *

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(1823–1873), led the

Herzegovina Uprising (1852–62) Herzegovina uprising or Herzegovinian uprising may refer to: * Herzegovina uprising (1596–97), fought by Serbs in Herzegovina against the Ottoman Empire, 1596–1597 * Herzegovina uprising (1852–62), fought by Serbs in Herzegovina against the ...

Mićo Ljubibratić Mihajlo "Mićo" Ljubibratić ( sr-cyr, Мићо Љубибратић; 1839 – 26 February 1889) was a Serbian ''voivode'' (military commander), Orthodox priest, writer and translator that participated in the many uprisings in the Herzegovina regio ...

(1839–1889), participated in the Herzegovina Uprising (1852–62) *

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(fl. 1875), *

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(fl. 1875), *

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(fl. 1875), *

Prodan Rupar Prodan Rupar ( sr-cyr, Продан Рупар, 1815–1875) was one of the most prominent leaders of the Herzegovina Uprising (1875–77). Experience from the previous Herzegovina Uprising (1852–62) helped him to successfully lead the later upri ...

(1815–1877), leader in the

Herzegovina Uprising (1875–77) Herzegovina uprising or Herzegovinian uprising may refer to: * Herzegovina uprising (1596–97), fought by Serbs in Herzegovina against the Ottoman Empire, 1596–1597 * Herzegovina uprising (1852–62), fought by Serbs in Herzegovina against the ...

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(d. 1877), rebel leader *

Golub Babić Golub Babić ( sr-cyr, Голуб Бабић; 7 September 1824 – 19 December 1910) was a Bosnian Serb guerrilla chief and one of the most prominent rebel commanders of the 1875–77 Herzegovina Uprising in the Ottoman Empire's Bosnia Vilaye ...

(1824–1910), rebel leader in Western Bosnia. * Stojan Kovačević (1821–1911),

Rebels in Old Serbia and Macedonia

* Čakr-paša *

Velika Begovica Velika Begovica ( sr-cyr, Велика Беговица; 1876–78) was a female rebel in the Kozjak region, which was under Ottoman rule (today part of North Macedonia), active during the Serbo-Turkish War (1876–78). She was born in Ramno ( St ...

* Spiro Crne * Micko Krstić *

Gligor Sokolović Gligor Sokolović ( sr-cyr, Глигор Соколовић; 17 or 5 January 1870 or 1872 – 30 July 1910]) was one of the supreme commanders (''Great Voivode'') of the Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik Movement, that fought the Ot ...

(1872–1910), in Ottoman Macedonia

Literature

Hajduks in epic poetry

Serbian epic poetry Serbian epic poetry ( sr, Српске епске народне песме, Srpske epske narodne pesme) is a form of epic poetry created by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The ...

, the hajduks are cherished as heroes, freedom fighters against the Ottoman rule. There is a whole ''cyclus'' regarding the hajduks and

uskoks The Uskoks ( hr, Uskoci, , singular: ; notes on naming) were irregular soldiers in Habsburg Croatia that inhabited areas on the eastern Adriatic coast and surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe. Bands of Uskoks fought a g ...

. Among the most notable hajduks in the epics were

Mali Radojica Mali Radojica ( sr, Мали Радојица, en, Little Radojica) is a Serbian hajduk and Serb epic poem of the same name. The poem follows his life surviving torture by the Turks in an Ottoman prison, later successfully escaping with the hel ...

Stari Vujadin Stari ( sla, Stari, "Old One") could have multiple meanings: * Stari, a rural locality in Babushkinsky District of Vologda Oblast of Russia. * Stari, a nickname of Đuro Pucar. * Stari, a nickname of Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, ...

, Predrag and Nenad,

Novak Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: ), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), Nowak or Novack (in German and Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. pl, nowy, cz, nový, ...

, etc.

Novels

Hajduks are the theme of many novels, such as

Branislav Nušić Branislav Nušić ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Нушић, ; – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant. Life Br ...

's ''Hajduci'' (1955), Miljanov et al. ''Srpski hajduci'' (1996), etc.

18th century

Kingdom of Serbia (1718–39)

19th century

Great Eastern Crisis

Serbian Revolution

List of notable hajduks

Early modern period

Serbian Revolution

Rebels in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rebels in Old Serbia and Macedonia

Literature

Hajduks in epic poetry

Novels

See also

References

Further reading