hajduk
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration of a Hungarian Hajduk, from an 1703 book from Bavaria. thumb|Portrait of Hajduk-Veljko, a prominent Serbian outlaw fighting against Ottoman occupation during the first half of the 19th century.
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23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Irregular military
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Serbian Militia (1718–46)
- Cultural influence
- Notable hajduks
- Albanian
- Armenian
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Romanian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Ukrainian
- Ukrainian Carpathians
- Regions of Macedonia
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Illustration of a Hungarian Hajduk, from an 1703 book from Bavaria. thumb|Portrait of Hajduk-Veljko, a prominent Serbian outlaw fighting against Ottoman occupation during the first half of the 19th century.
A hajduk (, plural of ) was initially a type of irregular infantry found in Central, Eastern, and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries. Eventually the term was used for armed outlaws. The two categories share a reputation ranging from bandits to freedom fighters, depending on time, place, and their enemies.