Pješivci (
Serbian and
Montenegrin: Пјешивци; ) was a historical
tribe
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and region in
Montenegro
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, consisting of numerous
brotherhoods of mutual origin. It was one of the largest tribe from the area of Katunska nahija of
Old Montenegro.
The Orthodox monasteries of Doljani and Cerovo are located within the tribal area.
Geography
The region is located by the Upper Zeta river. To the north lies the
Nikšići tribe, to the south lies the
Ozrinići tribe, farther southwest lies the
Cuce tribe, while across the river (eastwards) are the
Bjelopavlići.
History
Early history
Pješivci are firstly mentioned in 1455 (as "Plesnuzi") in the contract between
Stefan Crnojević and the people from
Upper Zeta with the
Venetians. The history of the tribe and its clans can be tracked with greater interest from the second half of the 16th century, the period when the first detailed written sources are found. Bogdan is possibly the "founder" of the tribe, both per the myth, as well as according to the evidence from Turkish writings. Bogdan was born around 1430 and by reconstructing the events, myths and Turkish writings, it is found that his father's name was Bogavac, but it is not known whether he, like Bogdan, was the duke of
Ivan Crnojević. Bogdan was originally from Banjska, in
Old Serbia. According to the writings of
Petar Šobajić, Bogdan was either a Serbian ''
knez'' or ''
vojvoda'', and he and his brother Grujica migrated to what became the Pješivci tribal area after the
Battle of Kosovo (1448). When the reign of Crnojevići was over, the Pješivci tribe fell under the
Ottoman Empire
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, and remained under Ottoman reign because of unfavorable geographical position.
16th century
The Ottoman census of 1582–83 registered the "
vilayet of the Black Mountain" (vilayet-i Kara Dağ), part of the
Sanjak of Scutari, as having the following
nahiyah
A nāḥiyah ( , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiyeh, nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level divisi ...
, with number of villages: Grbavci with 13 villages,
Župa with 11,
Malonšići with 7, Pješivci with 14,
Cetinje
Cetinje ( cnr-Cyrl, Цетиње, ) is a List of cities and towns in Montenegro, town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, prijestonica, приjестоница, separator=" / ") of Montenegro and is the location of sev ...
with 16,
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
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with 31,
Crmnica with 11,
Paštrovići with 36 and
Grbalj with 9 villages; a total of 148 villages.
Early modern period
At the beginning of the 17th century, when the assembly of tribal chiefs decided to revolt against the Ottomans, the Pješivci tribe joined forces with other tribes. On the assembly in Kuči (1614), the Pješivci were guided by Prince Andrija. However, during the Montenegrin rebellion from 1684-1685, the Pješivci stayed neutral (as it is written in Venetian reports).
Anthropology
;Brotherhoods
*Mijušković
*Nikčević
*Kontić
*Perunović
*Vukićević
*Lješković
*Lalatović
*Perović
*Magovčević
*Pavićević
*Marković
*Savićević
*Backović
*Škuletić
*Banjević
*Antović
*Adžić
*Striković
Notable people
*
Petar Perunović, famous gusle player
*
Slađana Perunović, Montenegrin long-distance runner
*
Miodrag Perunović, former Montenegrin professional boxer
*
Dejan Savićević, famous Montenegrin footballer
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Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin football player
*
Petar Škuletić, Montenegrin and Serbian football player
*
Radoje Kontić, Montenegrin politician
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Vojislav Nikčević
Vojislav Nikčević ( cyrl, Војислав Никчевић; 18 January 1935 – 2 July 2007) was a Montenegro, Montenegrin linguist.
Life
Nikčević was born in village near Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was educated at the Univer ...
, Montenegrin linguist
*
Ivan Nikčević, Serbian handball player
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Sandra Nikčević, Montenegrin handball player
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Zdravko Radulović, Montenegrin-born former Croatian basketball player
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Petar Pjesivac, Serbian-Australian writer and poet, by paternal ancestry
References
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Tribes of Montenegro