Cincar-Janko
Janko Popović (
Early life
Janko was born in 1779 in
Serbian Uprising (1804-1813)
When the outlawed
Having lived through this ordeal, Popović joined the insurrection immediately. From 1804 until 1811 he fought against the Turks mostly on
Cincar Janko distinguished himself in the battle of Mišar (1806) and in the consequent pursuing of the defeated Bosnian army during which he even crossed into the Habsburg Empire to attack those who sought refuge there. Because of this incident, the Austrians will continue pressing for his trial. In late 1806 he took part in the liberation of Belgrade. In 1807 he was at the head of the Šabac garrison and fought in the skirmished on River Drina.
In 1809 he is given the title of vojvoda (“duke”) and is commanding troops that crossed into Bosnia. In 1810 Popović was wounded in the battle of Tičar, near Loznica.
He was famous for taking part in duels that took place before the battle would start.
During the Uprising Cincar Janko continued, as much as he could, with trade. He also bought himself a house in Belgrade.
In the conflict between the supreme commander
During the 1813 Ottoman offensive Cincar Janko was defending Deligrad on the southern front but had to retreat, first to Požarevac and then to Belgrade, where from he crossed to the Habsburg Empire.
Life in Russia (1813-1830)
Because of the 1809 border incident Cincar Janko was now put to trial and imprisoned in
Return to Serbia and Death (1830-1833)
After the Sultan had granted Serbia autonomy, Prince of Serbia
Popović was a brave man and an able leader. All of his life he remained a devout Orthodox Christian. He helped several churches in Serbia and in the Habsburg Empire. He is mentioned in many epic folk songs as well as in Sima Milutinović Sarajlija’s epic Serbijanka.[5]
His descendants took the surname Cincar-Janković and were an eminent Belgrade family.
References
- ^ Радовановић, С. В. (1936). Горња и Доња Белица у Струшком Дримколу – пример постанка сезонских влашких сточарских насеља и њихова преобраћања у стална насеља. Гласник Географског друштва, стр. 21-29.
- ISBN 9789607760869. "According to local traditions, the exoduses from Niçë and Llëngë led to the establishment of two new Vlach villages north-west of Lake Ohrid, on Mount Jablanica. First Gorna Belica (Biala di ni sus) was established, high on the unseen slopes of Jablanica, and shortly afterwards Dolna Belica (Biala di n gios/Kimpu), down in the foothills.... The close relations between Gorna and Dolna Belica and the older Vlach villages of Niçë and Llëngë (a relationship akin perhaps to that between a metropolis and its colonies) is probably attested by the intermarriage and family connections which developed among them."; pp. 468-469.
- ISBN 9789989895432. "Во струшкиот Дримкол имало две впашки населби - Горна и Долна Белица."
- ^ А. Ivić, Između Prvog i Drugog srpskog ustanka, Zagreb 1917, pp. 16-17
- ^ S. M. Sarajlija, Srbijanka, pp. 26, 35-37, 596-597
External links
- M. Dj. Milićević, Pomenik, Belgrade 1888, 1979
- Mala enciklopedija Prosveta, Belgrade 1959, 1986, vol. 3, p. 878
- A. Gavrilović, Znameniti Srbi 19. veka, Belgrade-Zagreb 1901
- Riznica srpska http://www.riznicasrpska.net/ponossrpstva/index.php?topic=211.0