Sava Temišvarac

Sava Temišvarac
Birth nameSava
Nickname(s)
  • ban Sava
  • Sava Rac ("Rascian"),
  • Sava Temišvarac ("of Timișoara")
BornTemeşvar, Temeşvar Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Romania)
Allegiance
Years of service1594–1612
Rank
  • vojvoda (Serbian)
  • colonel
Military historyLong Turkish War
Awardsknighthood

Sava Temišvarac (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Темишварац, "Sava of Timișoara"; fl. 1594–1612) was a Serb military commander (vojvoda) in the service of the Transylvania and then the Holy Roman Empire. He was active during the Long Turkish War, having led the Uprising in Banat (1594) and then joined the Transylvanian Army with other notable Serb leaders.

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