Mina Bimbaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Мина Бимбаша) was one of many voivodes chosen by the Grand Vožd Karađorđe who headed the 1804 Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire seeking emancipation for his people in the Balkans.[1]

Mina's surname has been erased by his title -- Bimbaša. Mina was awarded the military rank of Binbashi (commander of 1,000 men) and the Serbian title of voivode by Karađorđe for his brave services. After that, he was simply known as Mina Bimbaša, a leader who was totally focused on ridding the Turk from Serbian soil.[2][3]

Like all the great leaders in the First Serbian Uprising songs were written about him and his exploits.[4]

Sources

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  • Milan Đ. Milićević, Pomenik znamenitih ljudi u srpskog narodu novijega doba, Vol 1 (Belgrade, 1888)[5]
  • Milan Đ. Milićević,Kneževina Srbija (Belgrade, 1878)[6]
  • Lazar Arsenijević Batalaka, Istorija srpskog ustanka (Belgrade, 1898)[7]
  • Konstantin N. Nenadović, Život i dela velikog Đorđa Petrovića Kara Đorđa Vrhovnog Vožda... (Vienna, 1884)[6]
  • Michael Boro Petrovich, "A History of Modern Serbia, 1804-1918", Vol. 1 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York,1976)

References

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  1. ^ "Srpska Revolucija | PDF".
  2. ^ Stojančević, Vladimir (1983). Iz istorijske prošlosti istočne Srbije, 1804-1833.
  3. ^ Годишњак града Београда. Izd. Muzej grada Beograda. 1968.
  4. ^ "Srpska Revolucija | PDF".
  5. ^ Milićević, Milan Đ (November 23, 1888). Pomenik znamenitih ljudi u srpskog naroda novijega doba. u Srpskoj kraljevskoj štampariji – via Google Books.
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