Dubrovnik annals, No. 3, 1999.
Original scientific paper
BRIGANDAGE ON THE RAGUSAN FRONTIER DURING THE MOREAN WAR (1684-1699)
Vesna Miović Perić
Abstract
The exhausting Ottoman wars waged in the vicinity of the Dubrovnik Republic were marked by disorder and anarchy. The bordering villages of the Republic’s counties (Konavle, Župa, and Primorje) became the victims of a mob law that spread from Herzegovina like a disease. The Republic’s frontiersmen thus polarized into brigands and non-brigands, their mutual hatred being particularly strong. Life in this area was characterized by constant ravages, plunder, famine, and plague. The population was unable to use the pastures and fields in Herzegovina. Small-scale trade across the border was hampered, contributing further to the unbearable conditions in the area.
Keywords
Dubrovnik; Ottoman Empire; Venice; Morean War; frontier; brigandage
Hrčak ID:
8337
URI
Publication date:
15.9.1999.
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