serviceyears allegiance unit rank article_title name
1453 serbia civil serbian despotate cavalry '' voivode '' -lrb- duke -rrb- jakša
 jakša
jakša

jakša -lrb- ; fl .
1452-1453 -rrb- , was a military commander -lrb- `` voivodа '' , duke -rrb- in the serbian despotate , under Đurađ branković .
in 1452 , he was sent as a deputy of the despot to dubrovnik .
as an ottoman vassal , Đurađ was forced to send an army to participate in the siege of constantinople -lrb- 1453 -rrb- .
sultan mehmed the conqueror did not tell Đurađ his intentions , but said that the cavalry would travel to karaman .
the sultan slaughtered civilians on his way to constantinople , which he quickly besieged , duke jakša hearing of this , wanted to return but was warned that if they would not continue , the sultan would destroy the serbs .
the cavalry reached constantinople , which had been the cradle of southeastern christianity and culture , serving as the capital of the now destroyed byzantine empire .
in his army was konstantin mihailović .
he is the eponymous founder of the jakšić noble family .
he had two sons , stefan and dmitar .
