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Milenko Stojković Миленко Стојковић | |
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| Native name | Миленко Стојковић |
| Birth name | Milenko Stojković |
| Born | 1769 (1769) |
| Died | 1831 (1832) |
| Allegiance |  Revolutionary Serbia |
| Rank | Bimbaša Voivode |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Ivankovac |
Milenko Stojković (Serbian Cyrillic:Миленко Стојковић; 1769,Kličevac,Požarevac – 1831,Bakhchysarai,Crimea) was aSerbian revolutionary andbimbaša in theFirst Serbian Uprising early in the 19th century. He is most famous for executing fourDahije (renegadeJanissaries) tyrants during the start of theFirst Serbian Uprising, in vengeance for the "Slaughter of the Knezes".
Having apprehended and, while running away, Milenko executed the Turkish tyrantsAganlija,Kučuk Alija,Mula Jusuf, andMehmed Fočić, responsible for the killing of Serbian Princes that triggered the First Serbian Uprising, on the island ofAda Kaleh on the RiverDanube.[1] He was also known for keeping a harem of Muslim women who were widows of slain Ottoman Turks.[2]
He distinguished himself in theBattle of Ivankovac, and Battle of Malajnica and Štubik.[3]
In 1810, Stojković andPetar Dobrnjac led a failed revolt against uprising leaderKarađorđe, leading them to be banished from Serbia a year later.[4]
He died in Russia.[3]
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