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Studio portrait of Montenegrin general, clan chief and writer Marko Miljanov Popović

Studio portrait of Montenegrin general, clan chief and writer Marko Miljanov Popović, © National Library of Serbiaenlarge

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Object:Studio portrait of Montenegrin general, clan chief and writer Marko Miljanov Popović
Description:Upper body shot of an elderly man dressed in ceremonial Montenegrin clothes adorned with many insignia of honor.
Comment:Marko Miljanov Popović Drekalović (1833, Meldun – 1901, Herceg Novi) was a Montenegrin general, writer and chief of the Kuči clan (one of the Serbian Highland clans of Montenegro). His father was an Orthodox Christian Serb and his mother an Albanian Roman Catholic. He dedicated most of his writing to Montenegrin society. He entered the service of Danilo I, the first Prince of Montenegro, leading his armed Kuči clan against the Ottoman Empire in the wars of 1861–1862 and 1876–1878 and distinguishing himself as an able military leader. He unified his clan with Montenegro in 1874.
Date:Not after 1893
Location:Belgrade
Country:Serbia
Type:Photograph
Creator:Jovanović, Milan, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Artefact: 210mm x 130mm
Format:Boudoir
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:290 Clothing > 292 Special Garments
300 Adornment
210 Records > 212 Writing
550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names
550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige
560 Social Stratification
590 Familiy
610 Kin Groups > 618 Clans
610 Kin Groups > 619 Tribe and Nation
620 Community > 622 Headmen
700 Armed Forces
720 War
890 Gender Roles and Issues
Copyright:Narodna Biblioteka Srbije
Archive:National Library of Serbia, Inv. No.: F462
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Ana Djordjevic
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