Battle of Tara (1150)

Battle of Tara
Part of Byzantine-Serbian Wars
Date 1150 Location Tara (river) Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Grand Principality of Serbia	Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Grdeša and Vučina

In 1150, Serbian Grand Prince Uroš II, a Hungarian ally, summoned an army led by Grdeša, the župan (count) of Travunia, and Vučina, against the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines won the battle, capturing both Grdeša and Vučina.^[1] Uroš II was removed from the throne, and replaced by his brother Desa, who had up until then served as the Prince of Zahumlje. It is assumed that the prisoners were taken to Sredets (modern Sofia), but were released by 1151,^[2] when a "Grd" is mentioned as a witness of Desa's charter to the Monastery of St. Mary on Mljet.^[3]

References

1. Joannes Cinnamus. Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus. Columbia University Press. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-231-52155-0.
2. Vizantološki institut SANU, „Vizantijski izvori za istoriju naroda Jugoslavije IV“ (fototipsko izdanje originala iz 1971), Beograd, 2007. ISBN 978-86-83883-10-3 (Serbian)
3. Milorad Medini (1935). Starine Dubrovačke. Štamparija "Jadran". p. 71. 1151 i u tom interesantna: potpisani su kao svjedoci prvo ljudi Desini župan Grdeša. Tješimir, satnik Rasteša i župan Gruibeša, zatim neki Charilus i Sranlanitus,. pa knez Petar sa sinom Gojislavom, Silvester Avelinus Ste- paca i notar Matej.109 Charilus i Sranlanitus valjada su norman- ski posrednici u ovom ugovoru kojim je ...