Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt
South Slavic peasant uprising against the perceived tyranny of a baron / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Slovene-Croatian Peasant Revolt (Slovene: slovensko-hrvaško kmečki upor, Croatian: seljačka buna), Gubec's Rebellion (Croatian: Gupčeva buna) or Gubec's peasant uprising of 1573 was a large peasant revolt on territory forming modern-day Croatia and Slovenia. The revolt, sparked by cruel treatment of serfs by Baron Ferenc Tahy, ended after 12 days with the defeat of the rebels and bloody retribution by the nobility.
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Slovene-Croatian Peasant Revolt | |||||||
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A non-contemporary representation of the execution of Matija Gubec at the square in front of St. Mark's Church in Zagreb, by Oton Iveković (1912) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Slovene and Croatian peasants |
Carniolan, Croatian, and Styrian nobility Uskoks | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ambroz "Matija" Gubec Ilija Gregorić Andrija Pasanec Ivan Pasanec † Nikola Kupinić |
Juraj Drašković Gašpar Alapić Josip "Jošt" Thurn Ferenc Tahy Vid Hallek | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000–12,000[1] peasants | 5,000[1] soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000–5,000[2] killed |
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