Battle of Bliska The Battle of Bliska ( present day Blizna in the hinterland of Trogir called Zagora , southern Croatia ) was fought in 1322 between the army of a coalition of several Croatian noblemen and Dalmatian coastal towns ( with the support of the Croato - Hungarian king Charles I Robert of Anjou ) and the forces of Mladen II Šubić of Bribir , Ban of Croatia , and his allies . The battle resulted in the defeat of Mladen II , who lost his power . Background . After the death of Paul I Šubić of Bribir ( ) , Ban of Croatia and Lord of all of Bosnia , on May 1 , 1312 , his properties and titles were passed to his eldest son Mladen II , who already ruled over Bosnia before as a Ban of Bosnia . The young Croato - Hungarian king Charles I Robert of Anjou dynasty , who did not yet have full power over the country , tolerated an unlimited and intangible rule of Mladen II over his territory , because Mladen ' s father had helped Charles to come to the throne . Anyhow , Mladen II came into conflict with the Croatian noblemen in his broader neighbourhood , like the princes of Krk ( future Frankopan s ) , Gusić s ( princes of Krbava ) and Nelipićs , with some Dalmatian coastal towns ( Šibenik , Trogir ) , with Stephen II Kotromanić ( ) , Bosnian nobleman , and again with the old adversary - the Republic of Venice . The turbulent events that followed in the next couple of years ( from 1317 until 1322 ) were marked by and full of revolts , rebellions , sieges , armed clashes , changes of sides ( going over to the opponent ' s side ) , maneuvers and tactical deceptions of both sides . John Babonić ( ) , Ban of Slavonia , was also involved , having received a support of the king who was convinced that the time had come to weaken the power of the Šubić family . Battle . The decisive battle occurred in the late summer or early autumn of 1322 at Bliska . On the one side there were the forces of Mladen II Šubić of Bribir and his allies , among which those of his younger brother George II Šubić of Bribir ( ) , while on the other side gathered the army of a broad coalition of Croatian noblemen and Dalmatian coastal towns under command of John Babonić . There are no detailed facts left about the battle itself , but it is known that Mladen II suffered a defeat . He himself , as well as his brother George II , saved his life and temporarily found shelter in Klis , George ' s fortress . Aftermath and consequences . Not long after the battle , the king Charles I Robert appeared in southern Croatia , leading his army , trying to calm down the situation . At the assembly held in the Knin fortress on October 8 , 1322 , the winners of the battle of Bliska were given ( or confirmed ) the properties and privileges by the king , whereas Mladen II Šubić of Bribir lost his freedom and was taken to Hungary . There he spent the next twenty years or so in custody at the Court , until his death between 1341 and 1343 . The battle of Bliska meant the end of enormous power and influence of the main branch of the princes of Bribir led by Mladen II . He tried to maintain the hold over the other Croatian clans , but was unsuccessful . He lost a great part of the former estates , land , castles and towns held by Šubićs , and their hereditary right to be bans of Croatia as well . King Charles chose , namely , John Babonić to be the Ban , whereas Stephen II Kotromanić became the Ban of Bosnia . Further consequence was the strengthening of other Croatian noblemen , especially the members of Nelipić family and the princes of Krk ( Frankopan ) . However , the brothers of Mladen II ( George II , Paul II , Gregory ( ) and Mark ( ) ) as well as their sons ( Mladen III , George III ( future George I Zrinski ) , Paul III , Božidar and Pribko ) , abode and kept their old properties for almost the next thirty years . It was only when the new Croato - Hungarian king Louis the Great started to reign in the forties of fourteenth century , that he , by exchanging the estates , partially succeeded in displacing the members of Šubić family .