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Rovčani

January 08, 2023

The Rovčani (Serbian Cyrillic: Ровчани, pronounced [rǒ̞ʋt͡ʃani]) are a historical tribe of Montenegro and one of the seven highlander tribes of the Brda region, alongside the Bjelopavlići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Moračani and Vasojevići. The historical region that they inhabit is called Rovca (Serbian Cyrillic: Ровца, pronounced [rǒ̞ʋt͡za]).

Etymology

The Rovčani owe their name to the region that they inhabit, called Rovca, which is derived from Slavic rov, meaning “dent” or “trench”.[1]

Geography

Rovca borders the historical regions and tribes of the Moračani to the east, the Drobnjaci to the north, the Nikšići to the west, the Bjelopavlići to the southwest, the Piperi to the south, and the Bratonožići to the southeast.

History

The region of Rovca is first mentioned in the 1477 defter (tax registry) of the Sanjak of Herzegovina, which had been established in 1470.

Mariano Bolizza, a Venetian patrician, recorded in 1614 that "Riouzi" was inhabited by Orthodox Christian Serbs and had a total of 50 houses. The 120 men-at-arms were commanded by Ivan Rodonjin.[2] In 1689, an uprising broke out in Piperi, Rovca, Bjelopavlići, Bratonožići, Kuči and Vasojevići. This uprising broke out at the same time of a similar one in Prizren, Peć, Priština and Skopje, which expanded further in Kratovo and Kriva Palanka in October (Karposh's Rebellion).[3]

In 1768, the Rovčani helped the Bjelopavlići, who were attacked by the Ottomans.[4] In 1774, Mehmet Bushatli, the pasha of Scutari, broke into Kuči and "destroyed" it; the Rovčani housed and protected some of the refugee families.[4] On the request of Russian Empress Catherine, the Montenegrins and Herzegovinians took arms against the Ottomans in 1788. The call was gladly accepted by the Rovčani and Moračani who equipped gunpowder and weapons for the upcoming events.[5] However, the Ottomans heard of the intentions, and preemptively struck Morača, the centre of preparation.[6] In 1794, the Kuči and Rovčani were devastated by the Ottomans.[4] In 1796, the Montenegrin army under Metropolitan Petar I Petrović-Njegoš and with the assistance of the Piperi, defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Krusi.[4] The Montenegrin victory resulted in territorial expansion, with the tribes of Bjelopavlići and Piperi being joined into the Montenegrin state.[7] The Rovčani, as other highlander tribes, subsequently turned more and more towards Montenegro.[8] Metropolitan Petar I sent letters in 1799 to the Moračani and Rovčani, advising them to live peacefully and in solidarity.[8]

During the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13), the Drobnjaci, Moračani, Rovčani, Uskoci and Pivljani rose against the Ottomans and burnt down villages in Herzegovina.[9] In 1820, after the defeat of the Ottoman army at the Morača river, the Rovčani were incorporated into Montenegro, together with the Moračani.[10]

Rovčani was one of the tribes that supported the Montenegrin Greens, a faction that opposed what they saw was an annexation of Montenegro to Serbia and instead urged for a federation.[11] The Greens still declared themselves to be ethnic Serbs.[12] During the Christmas Uprising (January 7, 1919) two members of Bulatović family were flayed alive in Rovca by the Montenegrin Whites (the other political faction).[13]

Politics

The Rovčani tribe had historically viewed themselves as Serbs,[14] and in light of Montenegrin independence (2006), Rovca clan chief Nikola Minić said that "If Milo Djukanovic tried to divide Montenegro... we wouldn't live in his country... but remain united in a brotherhood with Serbia."[15]

Anthropology

According to local folklore, recalled by a Bulatović, the Rovca tribe ultimately descend from ban (duke) Ilijan, from Grbalj in the Bay of Kotor. This Ilijan allegedly married Jevrosima, the daughter of Grand Prince Vukan (r. 1202–04) and sister of Stefan Vukanović Nemanjić, who built the Morača monastery.[16] Ilijan had a son, Nikša, who was in conflict with ban Ugren of the Nikšić župa (county).[17] Nikša's son Gojak murdered Ugren, after which he was hid in the Morača monastery by his great-uncle (or uncle) Stefan, and then in the Lukavica mountain, where he is believed to have died.[16] Gojak had fours sons: Bulat (whose descendants are known as Bulatovići), Šćepan (whose descendants are known as Šćepanovići), Vlaho (whose descendants are known as Vlahovići) and Srezoje (whose descendants are known as Srezojevići).

The other part of Rovčani are descendants of knez (duke) Bogdan Lješnjanin, who fled from Čevo due to a blood feud, and firstly settled in the village of Liješnje in the Lješ nahiyah (subdistrict), and then after another blood feud there he settled in what would become Rovca, in the village of Brezno (which today is known as Liješnje). This happened in the first half of the 15th century, before the Ottoman conquest.

All of the Rovca tribe celebrate the Slava, St. Luke.

Brotherhoods

  • Rovca
    • Bulatovići
    • Šćepanovići
    • Vlahovići
    • Srezojevići
  • Bogdanovići

Notable people

by ancestry

References

  1. ^ Serb World. Neven Publishing Corporation. 1982. p. 26.
  2. ^ Bolizza (1614). "Mariano Bolizza, report and description of the sanjak of Shkodra (1614)".
  3. ^ Belgrade (Serbia). Vojni muzej Jugoslovenske narodne armije (1968). Fourteen centuries of struggle for freedom. The Military Museum. p. xxviii.
  4. ^ a b c d Barjaktarović 1984, p. 28.
  5. ^ Marko A. Vujačić (1952). Znameniti crnogorski junaci: po istoriskim podacima, tradiciji i narodnoj pjesmi. Narodna Knjiga. p. 226. На позив руске царице Катарине, Црногор- ци и Херцеговци устали су на оружје против Турака године 1788« Овај позив радо су прихватили Ровчани и Морачани и опремили су барут и оружје за насту- пајуће догађаје.
  6. ^ Glasnik Srpskog istorijsko-kulturnog društva "Njegoš". Njegoš. 1994. p. 32.
  7. ^ Ferdo Čulinović (1954). Državnopravna historija jugoslavenskih zemalja XIX i XX vijeka: knj. Srbija, Crna Gora, Makedonija, Jugoslavija, 1918-1945. Školska knjiga.
  8. ^ a b Barjaktarović 1984, p. 29.
  9. ^ Vojislav Korać (1971). Trebinje: Istorijski pregled. Zavičajni muzej. p. 304.
  10. ^ Morrison 2009, p. 21.
  11. ^ Banac 1988, p. 285 "The Great National Assembly was held at Podgorica, away from Cetinje and the areas of greatest pro-Petrović sentiment in Old Montenegro. But in the nahije of Katuni (especially in the tribes of Cetinje, Čevo, Bjelice, and Cuce), elsewhere in Old Montenegro, and even in the Brda (Moračani, Rovci, Piperi) and Montenegrin Hercegovina (Nikšići, Rudinjani), the decision was understood as Serbia's annexion of Montenegro. But where the Green half of Montenegro nursed revenge against a burning shame, the Whites in the Brda (notably Bjelopavlići) and beyond (Vasojevići), and in Hercegovina (Drobnjaci, a part of Nikšići, and Grahovljani) celebrated effective Pan-Serbianism.".
  12. ^ Banac, Ivo (1992), Protiv straha : članci, izjave i javni nastupi, 1987-1992 (in Croatian), Zagreb: Slon, p. 14, OCLC 29027519, retrieved 12 December 2011, Posebno je zanimljivo da su se i »zelenaši«,...., nacionalno smatrali Srbima" [it is especially interesting that Greens also ... declared themselves as Serbs]
  13. ^ Banac 1988, p. 286.
  14. ^ Morrison 2009, p. 175.
  15. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/audio_video/programmes/correspondent/transcripts/861500.txt[bare URL plain text file]
  16. ^ a b Književnost. Prosveta. 2002. pp. 594–597.
  17. ^ Mirko Milojković (1985). Legende iz naših krajeva. Srpska književna zadruga. p. 174.
  18. ^ Vojislav Šešelj - "Ja sam Srbin iz Crne Gore, poreklom iz Rovaca!" [/ Bio] (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 October 2014.

Sources

  • Banac, Ivo (1988) [1st pub. 1984]. The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-9493-2.
  • Barjaktarović, Mirko (1984). Rovca (etnološka monografija). Titograd: Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti.
  • Morrison, Kenneth (2009). Montenegro: A Modern History. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-4416-2897-8.
  • Vojislav M. Bulatović; Momir P. Bulatović; Petar J. Marković; Jovan V. Babović; Branko M. Bulatović; Marko V. Bulatović (2004). Rovca: bratstvo Bulatovići : životni put roda mog. M. V. Bulatović. ISBN 978-86-905639-0-6.

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The Rovcani Serbian Cyrillic Rovchani pronounced rǒ ʋt ʃani are a historical tribe of Montenegro and one of the seven highlander tribes of the Brda region alongside the Bjelopavlici Piperi Kuci Bratonozici Moracani and Vasojevici The historical region that they inhabit is called Rovca Serbian Cyrillic Rovca pronounced rǒ ʋt za Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Politics 5 Anthropology 5 1 Brotherhoods 6 Notable people 7 References 8 SourcesEtymology EditThe Rovcani owe their name to the region that they inhabit called Rovca which is derived from Slavic rov meaning dent or trench 1 Geography EditRovca borders the historical regions and tribes of the Moracani to the east the Drobnjaci to the north the Niksici to the west the Bjelopavlici to the southwest the Piperi to the south and the Bratonozici to the southeast History EditThe region of Rovca is first mentioned in the 1477 defter tax registry of the Sanjak of Herzegovina which had been established in 1470 Mariano Bolizza a Venetian patrician recorded in 1614 that Riouzi was inhabited by Orthodox Christian Serbs and had a total of 50 houses The 120 men at arms were commanded by Ivan Rodonjin 2 In 1689 an uprising broke out in Piperi Rovca Bjelopavlici Bratonozici Kuci and Vasojevici This uprising broke out at the same time of a similar one in Prizren Pec Pristina and Skopje which expanded further in Kratovo and Kriva Palanka in October Karposh s Rebellion 3 In 1768 the Rovcani helped the Bjelopavlici who were attacked by the Ottomans 4 In 1774 Mehmet Bushatli the pasha of Scutari broke into Kuci and destroyed it the Rovcani housed and protected some of the refugee families 4 On the request of Russian Empress Catherine the Montenegrins and Herzegovinians took arms against the Ottomans in 1788 The call was gladly accepted by the Rovcani and Moracani who equipped gunpowder and weapons for the upcoming events 5 However the Ottomans heard of the intentions and preemptively struck Moraca the centre of preparation 6 In 1794 the Kuci and Rovcani were devastated by the Ottomans 4 In 1796 the Montenegrin army under Metropolitan Petar I Petrovic Njegos and with the assistance of the Piperi defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Krusi 4 The Montenegrin victory resulted in territorial expansion with the tribes of Bjelopavlici and Piperi being joined into the Montenegrin state 7 The Rovcani as other highlander tribes subsequently turned more and more towards Montenegro 8 Metropolitan Petar I sent letters in 1799 to the Moracani and Rovcani advising them to live peacefully and in solidarity 8 During the First Serbian Uprising 1804 13 the Drobnjaci Moracani Rovcani Uskoci and Pivljani rose against the Ottomans and burnt down villages in Herzegovina 9 In 1820 after the defeat of the Ottoman army at the Moraca river the Rovcani were incorporated into Montenegro together with the Moracani 10 Rovcani was one of the tribes that supported the Montenegrin Greens a faction that opposed what they saw was an annexation of Montenegro to Serbia and instead urged for a federation 11 The Greens still declared themselves to be ethnic Serbs 12 During the Christmas Uprising January 7 1919 two members of Bulatovic family were flayed alive in Rovca by the Montenegrin Whites the other political faction 13 Politics EditThe Rovcani tribe had historically viewed themselves as Serbs 14 and in light of Montenegrin independence 2006 Rovca clan chief Nikola Minic said that If Milo Djukanovic tried to divide Montenegro we wouldn t live in his country but remain united in a brotherhood with Serbia 15 Anthropology EditAccording to local folklore recalled by a Bulatovic the Rovca tribe ultimately descend from ban duke Ilijan from Grbalj in the Bay of Kotor This Ilijan allegedly married Jevrosima the daughter of Grand Prince Vukan r 1202 04 and sister of Stefan Vukanovic Nemanjic who built the Moraca monastery 16 Ilijan had a son Niksa who was in conflict with ban Ugren of the Niksic zupa county 17 Niksa s son Gojak murdered Ugren after which he was hid in the Moraca monastery by his great uncle or uncle Stefan and then in the Lukavica mountain where he is believed to have died 16 Gojak had fours sons Bulat whose descendants are known as Bulatovici Scepan whose descendants are known as Scepanovici Vlaho whose descendants are known as Vlahovici and Srezoje whose descendants are known as Srezojevici The other part of Rovcani are descendants of knez duke Bogdan Ljesnjanin who fled from Cevo due to a blood feud and firstly settled in the village of Lijesnje in the Ljes nahiyah subdistrict and then after another blood feud there he settled in what would become Rovca in the village of Brezno which today is known as Lijesnje This happened in the first half of the 15th century before the Ottoman conquest All of the Rovca tribe celebrate the Slava St Luke Brotherhoods Edit Rovca Bulatovici Scepanovici Vlahovici Srezojevici BogdanoviciNotable people Editby ancestryVeljko Petrovic hero of the First Serbian Uprising Momir Bulatovic former Yugoslav politician President of Montenegro 1990 1998 and Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia 1998 2000 by ancestry Pavle Bulatovic former Yugoslav Minister of Interior born in Kolasin by ancestry Predrag Bulatovic Montenegrin politician by ancestry Miodrag Bulatovic Serbian and Montenegrin novelist and playwright by ancestry Katarina Bulatovic Montenegrin handball player by ancestry Anđela Bulatovic Montenegrin handball player by ancestry Ivana Bulatovic Montenegrin alpine skier by ancestry Nikola Bulatovic retired Serbian and Montenegrin basketball player by ancestry Veljko Vlahovic Montenegrin communist politician by ancestry Miodrag Vlahovic Montenegrin politician and communist by ancestry Miodrag Vlahovic foreign minister former Montenegrin ambassador to the U S by ancestry Veselin Vlahovic Montenegrin war criminal by ancestry Matija Beckovic famous Serbian writer and poet by ancestry Vlado Scepanovic retired Montenegrin basketball player born in Kolasin by ancestry Nebojsa Bogavac retired Montenegrin basketball player by ancestry Dragan Bogavac Montenegrin football player by ancestry citation needed Avdo Međedovic Montenegrin Muslim guslar and oral poet Mato Pizurica Serbian linguist and professor Vojislav Seselj Bosnian Serb nationalist politician writer and lawyer 18 References Edit Serb World Neven Publishing Corporation 1982 p 26 Bolizza 1614 Mariano Bolizza report and description of the sanjak of Shkodra 1614 Belgrade Serbia Vojni muzej Jugoslovenske narodne armije 1968 Fourteen centuries of struggle for freedom The Military Museum p xxviii a b c d Barjaktarovic 1984 p 28 Marko A Vujacic 1952 Znameniti crnogorski junaci po istoriskim podacima tradiciji i narodnoj pjesmi Narodna Knjiga p 226 Na poziv ruske carice Katarine Crnogor ci i Hercegovci ustali su na oruzhјe protiv Turaka godine 1788 Ovaј poziv rado su prihvatili Rovchani i Morachani i opremili su barut i oruzhјe za nastu paјuћe dogaђaјe Glasnik Srpskog istorijsko kulturnog drustva Njegos Njegos 1994 p 32 Ferdo Culinovic 1954 Drzavnopravna historija jugoslavenskih zemalja XIX i XX vijeka knj Srbija Crna Gora Makedonija Jugoslavija 1918 1945 Skolska knjiga a b Barjaktarovic 1984 p 29 Vojislav Korac 1971 Trebinje Istorijski pregled Zavicajni muzej p 304 Morrison 2009 p 21 Banac 1988 p 285 The Great National Assembly was held at Podgorica away from Cetinje and the areas of greatest pro Petrovic sentiment in Old Montenegro But in the nahije of Katuni especially in the tribes of Cetinje Cevo Bjelice and Cuce elsewhere in Old Montenegro and even in the Brda Moracani Rovci Piperi and Montenegrin Hercegovina Niksici Rudinjani the decision was understood as Serbia s annexion of Montenegro But where the Green half of Montenegro nursed revenge against a burning shame the Whites in the Brda notably Bjelopavlici and beyond Vasojevici and in Hercegovina Drobnjaci a part of Niksici and Grahovljani celebrated effective Pan Serbianism Banac Ivo 1992 Protiv straha clanci izjave i javni nastupi 1987 1992 in Croatian Zagreb Slon p 14 OCLC 29027519 retrieved 12 December 2011 Posebno je zanimljivo da su se i zelenasi nacionalno smatrali Srbima it is especially interesting that Greens also declared themselves as Serbs Banac 1988 p 286 Morrison 2009 p 175 http news bbc co uk hi english static audio video programmes correspondent transcripts 861500 txt bare URL plain text file a b Knjizevnost Prosveta 2002 pp 594 597 Mirko Milojkovic 1985 Legende iz nasih krajeva Srpska knjizevna zadruga p 174 Vojislav Seselj Ja sam Srbin iz Crne Gore poreklom iz Rovaca Bio in Serbian Retrieved 4 October 2014 Sources EditBanac Ivo 1988 1st pub 1984 The National Question in Yugoslavia Origins History Politics Ithaca and London Cornell University Press ISBN 978 0 8014 9493 2 Barjaktarovic Mirko 1984 Rovca etnoloska monografija Titograd Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti Morrison Kenneth 2009 Montenegro A Modern History London I B Tauris ISBN 978 1 4416 2897 8 Vojislav M Bulatovic Momir P Bulatovic Petar J Markovic Jovan V Babovic Branko M Bulatovic Marko V Bulatovic 2004 Rovca bratstvo Bulatovici zivotni put roda mog M V Bulatovic ISBN 978 86 905639 0 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rovcani amp oldid 1131947673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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