MENTION OF “HUNGARIANS” IN AN INSCRIPTION FROM THE TEMSKA MONASTERY FROM THE YEAR OF 1692

Abstract

Significant historical events at the end of the 17th century had great consequences on the history of the Serbian people. In the context of war events in the area of Ponišavljе 1689-1690 year, an inscription from the monastery of St. George in Temska states that the Hungarians destroyed the monastery and then the Temac citadelle. On the basis of sources and relevant literature, the article indicated that it was Emeric Thököly’s rebels, also with that there was taken a little possibility that it was a regular Habsburg army. Preference is given to the first mentioned case, taking into account the historical events related to the Chiprovtsi uprising, as well as the geographical factor.