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 North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

), active during the

Serbo-Turkish War (1876–78) The term Serbian-Turkish War or Serbian-Ottoman War may refer to: * Serbian-Turkish War (1371) * Serbian-Turkish War (1389) * Serbian-Turkish War (1804-1813) * Serbian-Turkish War (1815) * Serbian-Turkish War (1876-1877) * Serbian-Turkish War (187 ...

. She was born in Ramno (

Staro Nagoričane Staro Nagoričane ( mk, ) is a village in North Macedonia and the seat of the Staro Nagoričane municipality. The village is primarily known for its 11th century Church of St. George, first constructed in 1071 during Byzantine Macedonia, and rec ...

) or

Malotino Malotino ( mk, Малотино) is a small village in the municipality of Staro Nagoričane, North Macedonia, at the border with Serbia. Name The name stems from the Albanian word for mountains ''malet'' (as a plural tantum) and the Slavic suffix ...

(

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipali ...

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