Battle of Tara (1150)
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In 1150, Grdeša and Vučina
were the military commanders in the army of Uroš II that fought the Byzantine Empire
, the combined Serbo-Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara, where Grdeša and fellow Duke Vučina where captured. It is assumed the prisoners were taken to Sredets
(Sofia), but are released in 1151.
Vučina
Vučina was a 12th-century Serbian Duke under the Rascian Grand Prince Uroš II Prvoslav.In 1150 he was one of the military commanders in the army of Uroš II that fought the Byzantine Empire, the combined Serbo-Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara, where he and his fellow nobleman...
were the military commanders in the army of Uroš II that fought the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
, the combined Serbo-Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara, where Grdeša and fellow Duke Vučina where captured. It is assumed the prisoners were taken to Sredets
Sredets
Sredets is a town in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Burgas Province, located in the proximity of Lake Mandrensko and the northern slopes of Strandzha. During the Ottoman rule it was known as Karabunar and later as Grudovo ....
(Sofia), but are released in 1151.