Battle of Bileca
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The Battle of Bileća was fought on 27 August 1388 between Bosnian forces led by Duke Vlatko Vuković
and the Ottoman
s under the leadership of Lala Shahin Pasha
. First facing the Turks at Rudine
, the Bosnians finally fought near the town of Bileća
and gave them a defeat, which delayed the Ottomans' advances into Bosnia.
Vlatko Vukovic
Vlatko Vuković Kosača was a medieval nobleman who ruled as Grand Duke of Hum.He was a son of Vuk Kosača, the founder of the medieval house of Kosača. He governed the province of Hum, which was part of the Banate of Bosnia. The Ottoman threat was building to the east, threatening neighboring...
and the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
s under the leadership of Lala Shahin Pasha
Lala Shahin Pasha
Lala Shahin Pasha was the first Beylerbey of Rumelia. He was one of commanders in Battle of Maritsa and the leader of the Battle of Bileća ....
. First facing the Turks at Rudine
Rudine
Rudine is a village in the municipality of Čajetina, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 159 people.-References:...
, the Bosnians finally fought near the town of Bileća
Bileca
Bileća is a town and municipality in the southeast of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the entity of Republika Srpska. It is in eastern Herzegovina near the border with Montenegro, north of Trebinje and south of Gacko...
and gave them a defeat, which delayed the Ottomans' advances into Bosnia.