Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt

Slovene-Croatian Peasant Revolt

A non-contemporary representation of the execution of Matija Gubec at the square in front of St. Mark's Church in Zagreb, by Oton Iveković (1912)
Date28 January – 9 February 1573
Location
Result Rebellion suppressed
Belligerents
Slovene and Croatian peasants Carniolan, Croatian, and Styrian nobility
Uskoks
Commanders and leaders
Ambroz "Matija" Gubec 
Ilija Gregorić 
Andrija Pasanec 
Ivan Pasanec 
Nikola Kupinić
Juraj Drašković
Gašpar Alapić
Josip "Jošt" Thurn
Ferenc Tahy
Vid Hallek
Strength
8,000–12,000 peasants 5,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
3,000–5,000 killed

The Slovene-Croatian Peasant Revolt (Slovene: slovensko-hrvaško kmečki upor, Croatian: seljačka buna), Gubec's Rebellion (Croatian: Gupčeva buna) or Gubec's peasant uprising of 1573 was a large peasant revolt on territory forming modern-day northwestern Croatia and southeastern Slovenia. The revolt, sparked by cruel treatment of serfs by Baron Ferenc Tahy and led by Matija Gubec, ended after 12 days with the defeat of the rebels and bloody retribution by the nobility.