c. 1630 Piva, Sanjak of Herzegovina (now Montenegro)
Died
7 May 1685 (aged c. 55) Vrtijeljka, near Cetinje, Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Allegiance
Republic of Venice
Years of service
1656–85
Rank
harambaša (1668–)
buljubaša (1666)
Battles/wars
Cretan War
Battle of Vrtijeljka †
Bajo Pivljanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајо Пивљанин c. 1630 – 7 May 1685), born Dragojlo Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгојло Николић), was a Montenegrin and Serbian hajduk[b] commander mostly active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Born in Piva, a Serbian Herzegovinian tribe, at the time part of the Ottoman Empire, he was an oxen trader who allegedly left his village after experiencing Ottoman injustice. Mentioned in 1654 as a brigand during the Venetian–Ottoman war, he entered the service of the Republic of Venice in 1656. The hajduks were used to protect Venetian Dalmatia. He remained a low-rank hajduk for the following decade, participating in some notable operations such as the raid on Trebinje. Between 1665 and 1668 he quickly rose through the ranks to the level of harambaša ("bandit leader"). After the war, which ended unfavourably for the Venetians, the hajduks were moved out of their haven in the Bay of Kotor under Ottoman pressure. Between 1671 and 1684 Pivljanin, along with other hajduks and their families, were refugees in Dalmatia. Upon renewed conflict, he was returned to the Bay of Kotor and placed in charge of defending the frontier; in 1685 he and his band fell in battle against the advancing Ottoman governor of Scutari. Regarded as one of the most distinguished hajduks of his time, he is praised in Serbian epic poetry.
BajoPivljanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајо Пивљанин c. 1630 – 7 May 1685), born Dragojlo Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгојло Николић), was a Montenegrin and...
KMF BajoPivljanin is a futsal club based in Plužine, Montenegro. Montenegrin Futsal League: Champions 2010/11 Vicechampions 2020/21 Futsal in Montenegro...
from the neighbouring areas, including the band of acclaimed hajduk BajoPivljanin, and several Christian tribes. The large Ottoman force was led by sanjak-bey...
side, Venice sent a detachment of Hajduks, led by their compatriot BajoPivljanin to Cetinje to rise the population against the Ottomans in 1685. The...
(fl. 1596–1619), hajduk and military commander in Habsburg service BajoPivljanin (fl. 1669–85), Venetian-employed guerrilla leader Stanislav Sočivica...
beloved"). It may refer to: Dragojlo Stanojlović, Serbian footballer BajoPivljanin, born Dragojlo, hajduk Dragojlo Dudić (born 1887), Serbian Yugoslav...
waged battles against Muslims, such as Charles Martel, Skanderbeg and BajoPivljanin as well as the Battle of Tours in 732 and the Battle of Vienna in 1683...
Dojčin — Petar Doci Maksim Crnojević — Staniša Skenderbeg Crnojević BajoPivljanin - Bajo Nikolić Mihajlo Svilojević — Michael Szilágyi Janko od Kotara -...
Zaharije Ostojić, Radojica Perišić, Petar Baćović, Mirko Lalatovic, and Bajo Stanišić, the hero of the anti-fascist uprising. However, eventually the...
and composer (b. 1616) 1682 – Feodor III of Russia (b. 1661) 1685 – BajoPivljanin (b. 1630) 1718 – Mary of Modena (b. 1658) 1793 – Pietro Nardini, Italian...
Potocki Peter I Vasily Golitsyn Boris Sheremetev Francesco Morosini BajoPivljanin † Wilhelm Königsmarck Girolamo Corner Mehmed IV Suleiman II Ahmed II...
tribe of Piva. The village of Bajovo Polje ("Bajo's field") was named after 17th-century hajduk BajoPivljanin, it is said, after he killed his first Turk...
Muhamed (2004). Krajišnička pisma. Preporod. Stanojević, Gligor (1956). BajoPivljanin. Prosveta. Serović, P. D., O starinskom maču, koji se čuva u Perastu...
beheaded by Heraclius Leontios (706) Tiberius III (706) Justinian II (711) BajoPivljanin (1685) – Serb hajduk in Venetian service, beheaded and head sent to...
commander in Venetian service, active in the Dalmatian hinterland. BajoPivljanin (1630–1685), commander in Venetian service, active in Montenegro and...
villages of Lipa and Pejakovići. It was the site of a battle between BajoPivljanin's band and advancing Ottoman forces of Suleiman, Pasha of Scutari, in...
Mironić (fl. 1594), raised the Uprising in Banat Jovan Rac (fl. 1653) BajoPivljanin (fl. 1669 – died 1685), commander in Venetian service during the Cretan...
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