Stojan Janković

Stojan Janković

Stojan Janković (? - 1687 in Herzegovina) was a leader of Dalmatian Serbs in the 17th century, "uskok", a military officer of the Republic of Venice and life-long fighter against Ottoman Turks. Son of another great "uskok", Janko Mitrović and a main character in many epic poems. He was killed in a battle with Turks in 1687 in Herzegovina.


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