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. |
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| 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 BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Ana Djordjevic |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.1502 |