Smiljanić family
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The Smiljanić family 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 of the Morlach troops in
Coat of arms of Smiljanić family
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.
Morlachs
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Morlachs is an exonym used for a rural Christian community in Herzegovina, Lika and the Dalmatian Hinterland. The term was initially used for a bilingual Vlach pastoralist community in the mountains o
Smiljanić family
…ispod Velebita: Pogubi ga Markić Radojica, Koga trikrat vadi iz galije, A četvrti s tanani višala. Radojica raja ne vidija, jer pogubi svoga poočima! Morlachs Morlachs (Venetian irregulars…
Morlach peasant from the Split region (of modern Croatia). Théodore Valerio (1819–1879), 1864.
Morlach musicians from Salona (in modern Croatia), Théodore Valerio, 1864
Morlach peasant women from around Spalato (in modern Croatia), 1864