Starina Novak

Starina Novak
Nickname(s)	Baba Novak
Born	c. 1520 or c. 1530 Poreč, Ottoman Empire (now Donji Milanovac, Serbia)
Died	February 5, 1601(1601-02-05) (aged 70–71) Kolozsvár, Principality of Transylvania (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Allegiance	Wallachia
Years of service	154x–1601
Rank	Captain
Unit	Hajduk unit of Michael the Brave
Battles/wars	Long Turkish War

Starina Novak (Serbian Cyrillic: Старинa Новак; Romanian: Baba Novac; Bulgarian: Баба Новак, meaning "Old Novak") was a Serb hajduk (brigand and rebel)^[1] who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a national hero by both the Serbs and the Romanians.