Smiljanić family
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The Smiljanić family (Smogianich) were a Vlach/Morlach family originating from Lika and first mentioned in the 17th century, when the oldest member Petar Smiljanić was a harambaša and capo (head) of the Morlach troops in Venetian service during the Cretan War (1645–69), in Venetian Dalmatia. He was born in Udbina, in the Lika region, then moved with his family to Venetian Dalmatia in 1647. From the family originated nine serdars, who participated in the Cretan War (1645–69) and Morean War (1684–1699). The family and its members are also perceived as Croatian, and Serbian in national historiographies.
A modern memorial plaque placed on the supposed gravestones of the serdar Ilija Smiljanić located on the Vučjak gorge on the southeastern slopes of Mount Velebit, at the northern slope of Tremzina. The original inscription was in Latin alphabet, and the gravestone was without any inscription until 1975.
Stojan Janković
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Stojan Janković Mitrović was the commander of the Morlach troops in the service of the Republic of Venice, from 1669 until his death in 1687. He participated in the Cretan and Great Turkish War, as the supreme commander of the Venetian Morlach troops, of which he is enumerated in Croatian and Serbian epic poetry. He was one of the best-known uskok/hajduk leaders of Dalmatia.
The Kula Jankovića (Janković Tower), a fort in which Stojan Janković and his descendants lived. It is now owned by the Desnica family.