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Jovan Dragaš

d. c. 1378 · 14th century · Also known as Jovan Dejanović

Jovan Dragaš was a Serbian nobleman, son of the sebastokrator Dejan and nephew of Stefan Dušan. After Dušan's death in 1355 he and his brother Konstantin Dragaš built an autonomous lordship in north-eastern Macedonia, around Kumanovo, Kyustendil and Strumica. After the Ottoman victory at the Maritsa in 1371 the brothers became Ottoman vassals.

Jovan Dragaš
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Lordship of Dejanović

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jovan Dragaš. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jovan-dragas
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