Serb uprising of 1596–1597

Serb uprising of 1596–1597
	Part of the Long Turkish War
	; Map showing the revolting tribes and key towns
Date	Late 1596 – after 10 April 1597
Location	Eastern portion of the Sanjak of Herzegovina and parts of the Montenegro Vilayet
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Serb rebels Bjelopavlići; Drobnjaci; Nikšići; Pivljani; ;	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Grdan; Organized by; Visarion and Jovan Kantul	Dervish Bey

The Serb uprising of 1596–1597^[a], also known as the Herzegovina uprising of 1596–1597, was a rebellion organized by Serbian Patriarch Jovan Kantul (s. 1592–1614) and led by Grdan, the vojvoda ("duke") of Nikšić against the Ottomans in the Sanjak of Herzegovina and Montenegro Vilayet, during the Long Turkish War (1593–1606). The uprising broke out in the aftermath of the failed Banat Uprising in 1594 and the burning of Saint Sava's relics on 27 April 1595; it included the tribes of Bjelopavlići, Drobnjaci, Nikšić, and Piva. The rebels, defeated at the field of Gacko (Gatačko Polje) in 1597, were forced to capitulate due to a lack of foreign support.

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