Petko Vasiljević

Petko Vasiljević (Serbian: Петко Васиљевић; c. 1780–1809) was a Serbian captain (bimbasha) active in the Timok district during the First Serbian Uprising. He and his brother Nina Vasiljević were born in Zagrađe.[1] They both joined the First Serbian Uprising as volunteers,[1] when vojvoda (general) Hajduk Veljko rallied the Crna Reka nahiya in 1807.[2] They both served Hajduk Veljko, who promoted Petko to bimbasha (captain) and Nina to village mayor (knez) in the Timok nahija. In a skirmish at Beligraći while storming the town, Petko was killed, and his brother Nina immediately took his place to lead the men.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Glasnik Srpskoga Učenog Društva. Vol. 70. 1889. p. 194. Петко Васиљевић бимбаша тимочки . Међу осталим добровољцима , који су дошли у Србију за време првог устанка , били су и два брата : Петко и Нина . Обојица су рођени у селу Заграђи , које је припа- дало до скора књажевачком округу а сада ...
  2. ^ "Прилози за историју првог српског устанка: необјављена грађа". Народна књ. 5 December 1954 – via Google Books.
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