Petko Vasiljević
Major in First Serbian Uprising
About Petko Vasiljević
Lived 1780 – 1809 (aged 28–29).
Petko Vasiljević (; c. 1780–1809) was a Serbian captain (bimbasha) active in the Timok district during the First Serbian Uprising. He and his brother Nina Vasiljević were born in Zagrađe. They both joined the First Serbian Uprising as volunteers, They both served Hajduk Veljko, who promoted Petko to bimbasha (captain) and Nina to village mayor (knez) in the Timok nahija. In a skirmish at Beligraći while storming the town, Petko was killed, and his brother Nina immediately took his place to lead the men.
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Petko Vasiljević died in 1809.
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