Stojan Janković
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Janković and the family name is Mitrović.
Stojan Janković Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Јанковић Митровић;[a] also known as Stoian Jancovich Mitrovich,[1] Stoian Mitrovich,[2][3] Stoiano Mitrovich;[4] about 1636 – 23 August 1687) was the commander of the Morlach troops in the service of the Republic of Venice, from 1669 until his death in 1687. He participated in the Cretan and Great Turkish War, as the supreme commander of the Venetian Morlach troops, of which he is enumerated in Croatian and Serbian epic poetry.[5] He was one of the best-known uskok/hajduk leaders of Dalmatia.
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Native name | Стојан Јанковић Митровић |
Born | 1636 somewhere in Bukovica, Republic of Venice |
Died | 23 August 1687 Županjac, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Allegiance | Republic of Venice |
Years of service | 1669–1687 |
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Unit | Morlach troops |
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