Starina Novak

Starina Novak
NicknameBaba Novak
Bornc. 1520 or c. 1530
Poreč, Ottoman Empire (now Donji Milanovac, Serbia)
Died5 February 1601(1601-02-05) (aged 70–71)
Kolozsvár, Principality of Transylvania (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Allegiance Wallachia
Service years154x–1601
RankCaptain
UnitHajduk unit of Michael the Brave
ConflictsLong Turkish War

Starina Novak (Serbian Cyrillic: Старинa Новак; Romanian: Baba Novac; Bulgarian: 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 national hero by both the Serbs and the Romanians.

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