Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region

In the summer of 1907, Serbian Chetniks clashed with the Turkish army and local Albanians near village Pasjane southeast of Gnjilane. After heavy fighting, the Serbian company was defeated and the Albanians started to take revenge on the Serbian population. The consequences for the Serbian populatio...

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Main Author: Milošević Miroslav S.
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Serbian Culture Priština, Leposavić 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0353-9008/2024/0353-90082464275M.pdf
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description In the summer of 1907, Serbian Chetniks clashed with the Turkish army and local Albanians near village Pasjane southeast of Gnjilane. After heavy fighting, the Serbian company was defeated and the Albanians started to take revenge on the Serbian population. The consequences for the Serbian population were disastrous: murders, robberies, kidnappings, rapes, forced emigrations and more. The Kingdom of Serbia, through the Serbian consulates in Priština and Skopje, tried to prevent further atrocities. The Turkish authorities did not show the will to calm the rebelling Albanians. They didn't arrest or punish the Albanians. The only success was the signing of the agreement (besa) as a guarantee that the Albanians would not attack the Serbs. However, the Albanians did not keep their word. In such an atmosphere of fear and violence, many Serbian families had to seek salvation by emigrating to Gnjilane or to the Kingdom of Serbia. The Serbian people in and around Gnjilane represented a compact environment. The aspiration of the Muslim population was to break up that environment as much as possible and the ethnic image to prevail in their favor.
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spelling doaj-art-027018ae637840d89b72a123c44bfa1b2025-01-08T15:19:00ZengInstitute of Serbian Culture Priština, LeposavićBaština0353-90082683-57972024-01-0120246427528610.5937/bastina34-535810353-90082464275MConsequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane regionMilošević Miroslav S.0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5986-5194Institut za srpsku kulturu Priština - Leposavić, Leposavić, SerbiaIn the summer of 1907, Serbian Chetniks clashed with the Turkish army and local Albanians near village Pasjane southeast of Gnjilane. After heavy fighting, the Serbian company was defeated and the Albanians started to take revenge on the Serbian population. The consequences for the Serbian population were disastrous: murders, robberies, kidnappings, rapes, forced emigrations and more. The Kingdom of Serbia, through the Serbian consulates in Priština and Skopje, tried to prevent further atrocities. The Turkish authorities did not show the will to calm the rebelling Albanians. They didn't arrest or punish the Albanians. The only success was the signing of the agreement (besa) as a guarantee that the Albanians would not attack the Serbs. However, the Albanians did not keep their word. In such an atmosphere of fear and violence, many Serbian families had to seek salvation by emigrating to Gnjilane or to the Kingdom of Serbia. The Serbian people in and around Gnjilane represented a compact environment. The aspiration of the Muslim population was to break up that environment as much as possible and the ethnic image to prevail in their favor.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0353-9008/2024/0353-90082464275M.pdfserbsalbaniansgnjilaneold serbiaottoman empirethe crimes
spellingShingle Milošević Miroslav S.
Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region
Baština
serbs
albanians
gnjilane
old serbia
ottoman empire
the crimes
title Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region
title_full Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region
title_fullStr Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region
title_full_unstemmed Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region
title_short Consequences of "The Pasjane affair" for the Serbian population of the Gnjilane region
title_sort consequences of the pasjane affair for the serbian population of the gnjilane region
topic serbs
albanians
gnjilane
old serbia
ottoman empire
the crimes
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0353-9008/2024/0353-90082464275M.pdf
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