Stojan Janković
Stojan Janković Mitrović | |
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| Native name | Стојан Јанковић Митровић |
| Born | 1636 Near Bukovica, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 23 August 1687 (aged 50–51) |
| Allegiance | Republic of Venice |
| Service years | 1669–1687 |
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| Unit | Morlach troops |
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Stojan Janković Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Јанковић Митровић; also known as Stoian Jancovich Mitrovich, Stoian Mitrovich, Stoiano Mitrovich; 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. He was one of the best-known uskok/hajduk leaders of Dalmatia.