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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 during the Austro-Turkish War (1788-1791). Biography Stanko Arambašić was born in 1764, in Levač region in the village of Kolare (today the municipality of Jagodina) was the commander of a special Serbian National Army (aka ''the Hadji Mustafa Pasha, Pasha's Popular Army'') which was in the service of the Ottoman Empire at a time when Janissary forces threatened to seize power. At the time of Mustafa Pasha Stanko was a Bimbaša in Mustafa's Popular Army Later on, he was also one of the leaders of the Serbian Free Corps in the service of the Austrian imperial forces in the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791). In "Monument of famous people in the Serbian people of recent times" by Milan Milićević states that Stanko was born in Veliko Selo (Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Free Corps Soldier
Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the country *Pertaining to other places **Serbia (other) **Sorbia (other) *Gabe Serbian (1977–2022), American musician See also * * * Sorbs * Old Serbian (other) {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazar Arsenijević Batalaka
Lazar Arsenijević Batalaka (1793 – 15 January 1869) was a Serbian participant in the First Serbian Uprising who later became a state adviser (from 1842), a diplomatic representative of Serbia to Constantinople (from 1846 to 1847), as well as the Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, and a historian. Biography He received his education during the First Serbian Uprising at the newly established grandes écoles founded by Ivan Jugović ( Jovan Savić). One of his professors was Lazar Vojnović (1783–1812), who later delivered a posthumous speech in his honor.Бора Чекеринац: Лазар Војновић, Скица за портрет професора Велике школе, "--", ISSN 1450-8540, 5/2004, Шабац, 2004. године, pp. 95–102. After the fall of the Serbian uprising in 1813, Batalaka fled to Austria, where he briefly stayed in Novi Sad before moving to Imperial Russia. There, he spent over a decade in Hotin and Chișinău. While in exil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janissaries
A janissary (, , ) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultan's household troops. They were the first modern standing army, and perhaps the first infantry force in the world to be equipped with firearms, adopted during the reign of Murad II (r. 1421–1444, 1446–1451). The corps was established under either Orhan or Murad I, and dismantled by Mahmud II in 1826. Janissaries began as elite corps made up through the '' devşirme'' system of child levy enslavement, by which indigenous European Christian boys, chiefly from the Balkans, were taken, levied, subjected to forced circumcision and forced conversion to Islam, and incorporated into the Ottoman army. They became famed for internal cohesion cemented by strict discipline and order. Unlike typical slaves, they were paid regular salaries. Forbidden to marry before the age of 40 or engage in trade, their complete loyalty to the Ottoman sultan was expected. By the 17th century, due to a drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidin
Vidin (, ) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin (since 870). An industrial, agricultural, and trade centre, Vidin has a fertile hinterland renowned for its wines. Name The name is archaically spelled as ''Widdin'' in English. Its older form ''Dunonia'' meant "fortified hill" in Celtic with the ''dun'' element found frequently in Celtic place names. It is known as ''Diiu'' in Romanian. Geography Vidin is the westernmost important Bulgarian Danube port and is situated on one of the southernmost sections of the river. The New Europe Bridge, completed in 2013, connects Vidin to the Romanian town of Calafat on the opposite bank of the Danube. Previously, a ferry located from the town was in use for that purpose. History Vidin emerged at the place of an old Celtic settlement known as ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kučuk-Alija
Kučuk-Alija ( sr-cyr, Кучук-Алија, ; 1801 – 5 August 1804) was a Janissary, ''mutesellim'' of Kragujevac and one of four Dahije, Dahiyas (leaders of rebel Janissaries) who controlled the Sanjak of Smederevo (aka "Belgrade Pashalik") in the period between 15 December 1801 (when he killed Belgrade's vizier Hadži Mustafa Pasha) and the beginning of the First Serbian Uprising in Spring 1804. He was a brother of Sali Aga, a mutesellim of Rudnik (Gornji Milanovac), Rudnik Ottoman nahiyah at the beginning of 19th century. Biography Alija was born in the Rudnik (mountain), Rudnik nahiyah and belonged to the Đevrlić family. He advanced in Ottoman service from regular Janissary to the position of mütesellim, mutesellim of Kragujevac. Recruited from the local Muslim population, he was a Yamaks, Yamak. Together with other renegade Janissaries, Alija captured Hadži Mustafa Pasha, the Sanjak of Smederevo, Vizier of Belgrade, in October 1801 and killed him on 15 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binbashi
A ''binbashi'', alternatively ''bimbashi'', (from , "chief of a thousand", "chiliarch") is a major in the Turkish army, of which term originated in the Ottoman army. The title was also used for a major in the Khedivial Egyptian army as ''Bimbashi'' (1805–1953). It was also used by the Serbian revolutionaries as ''Bimbaša'' ( sr-cyr, Бимбаша) in 1804–1817. The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap (until 1933) of a ''Binbaşı'' had two stripes and one star during the early years of the Turkish Republic. See also * Military of the Ottoman Empire * Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ... References * Dictionary.comBinbashi entry* Dunn, John P. "Khedive Ismail's Army" Routledge Press, 2005p. 156 Military ranks of Turkey Turkish words and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harambaša
Harambaša ( sr-cyr, Харамбаша) was the rank for a senior commander of a ''hajduk'' band (brigand gangs). Etymology It is derived from the Turkish word for 'bandit leader' ( < 'bandit' + 'head') and, like some other titles, was adopted into the irregular militias of Montenegrin, Serbian, and Croatian rebels ('''', '''', '' buljubaša''). Usage * Montenegrin hajdu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buljubaša
Boluk-bashi () was an Ottoman officer rank equivalent to captain (see Military of the Ottoman Empire). The holder was in command of a ''bölük'', a sub-division of a regiment. It was higher than ''oda-bashi'' (lieutenant). __NOTOC__ Royal Corps of Colonial Troops In the Royal Corps of Colonial Troops of the Italian Royal Army, it was known as ''bulucbasci'' and was the equivalent to the rank of sergeant. Serbian hajduks It was adopted by the Serbian hajduks and into the Serbian Revolutionary Army as ''buljubaša'' ( sr-cyr, буљубаша) or ''buljukbaša'' (). People such as Janko Gagić, Arsenije Loma, Konda Bimbaša, Zeka Buljubaša, Veljko Petrović and Petar Dobrnjac had the rank of ''buljubaša'' in the prelude and during the Serbian Revolution. Notable people *Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish philosopher *Zerrin Bölükbaşı, Turkish sculptor *Iliaș Colceag ( 1710–1743), Moldavian *Abdul Bölükbaşı ( 1821), Tripolitsa *Yahya bey Dukagjini (1498–1582), Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjak Of Smederevo
The Sanjak of Smederevo (, ), also known in historiography as the Pashalik of Belgrade (, ), was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman administrative unit (sanjak) centered on Smederevo, that existed between the 15th and the outset of the 19th centuries. It was located in the territory of present-day Central Serbia. Administration Eyalet belonging The sanjak belonged to Rumelia Eyalet between 1459 and 1541, and again between 1716 and 1717 and again 1739 and 1817 (nominally to 1830), to Budin Eyalet between 1541 and 1686, and to Temeșvar Eyalet between 1686 and 1688 and again between 1690 and 1716. Borders During the governorship of Hadji Mustafa Pasha (1793–1801), the administration was expanded eastwards to include the Kladovo area, until then part of the Sanjak of Vidin. History 15th century The Sanjak of Smederevo was formed after the fall of the Serbian Despotate in 1459, and its administrative seat was Smederevo, at the time defended by imposing Smederevo Fortress. Ottoman sources n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osman Pazvantoğlu
Osman Pazvantoğlu (; 1758 – January 27, 1807 in Vidin) was an Ottoman Bosnian soldier, governor of Vidin after 1794, and a rebel against Ottoman rule. He is also remembered as the friend of Rigas Feraios, a Greek revolutionary poet, whom he tried to rescue from the Ottoman authorities in Belgrade. His father was a janissary agha of the 31st janissary orta. Biography His grandfather was originally from the Eyalet of Bosnia, and part of the guards of the city of Sofia, hence Osman's name: ''pasban-oğlu'', "son of the guard".Ionescu, p.242 Initially a mercenary in service to the Wallachian prince Nicholas Mavrogenes, Osman Pazvantoğlu disobeyed the latter on one occasion, and was saved from reprisals through Feraios' intervention. Having gathered a large army of mercenaries, he rebelled against the Ottoman sultan Selim III, and, acting as an independent ruler, he minted his own coins and had diplomatic relations with foreign states (including the French Republic). In 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
