Скачать или смотреть Necropolis of Radimlja Bosnia

The majority of its stećak tombstones date from the 1480s and 16th centuries, as evidenced by the epitaph on one of the tombstones - this was the period when the Vlach family Miloradović-Stjepanović from genus Hrabren lived in the settlement located on near hill Ošanići.[1][2] At the time the location was known as Batnoge, and the period of creation of the necropolis coincides with social-economical rise of the Vlachs.[3]

Miloradović-Stjepanović family from the genus Hrabren were of Orthodox faith. The founder was Milorad, who as a chieftain of Vlach origin lived in the second half of the 14th century. In 1416 is mentioned his son, Stipan, in appeal by Ragusa due to fighting along Petar Pavlović against Sandalj Hranić and Ottomans. He had three sons: Petar Stjepanović is first mentioned in 1473 and last time in 1486, Radoja Stjepanović died between 1475-1477, while Vukić Stjepanović was mentioned for last time in 1496.[4]

They were titled as voivodes and knezes, commanded Vlach military institution and held land between Stolac and Mostar. They successfully incorporated into the Ottoman political and social system. The katun formation by Petar and Vukić Hrabren was part of the Vlach group Donji Vlasi (Lower Vlachs) of nahiye Blagaj - and their katun was the largest with 127 houses and 16 unmarried persons out of 37 katuns, 1383 houses and 177 unmarried persons. At the time Petar Stjepanovič-Hrabren along knezes Vukac, Pavko, Stipan and Radivoj Popratović was included in the order of Ragucan citizens, as well was Ottoman timariot.[5] By 1505, when was buried voivode Radosav Hrabren, the necropolis expansion began to end due to local Vlachs acceptance of Islam, disintegration of tribal organization, and wide social events