Battle of Tara (1150)
In 1150, Serbian Grand Prince Uroš II, a Hungarian ally, summoned an army led by Grdeša, the župan (count) of Travunia, and Vučina, against the Byzantine Empire.[1] During the Serbian Uprising of 1149, Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos failed to capture Uroš II, Grand Prince of Serbia,[2] who conspired with the Hungarians and Normans.Manuel I encamped at Sečanica (12 km of Niš) and getting the news that the Hungarians didn't yet meet the Serbs, decided to attack them until reached river Tara.[1][3] To save a group of scouts, Manuel I took the banner and rushed forward on a horse to the river where already were the archers, showing himself to the Serbs, who decided to attack.[1] It is assumed that some of the prisoners were taken to Sredets (modern Sofia), but were released by 1151,[5] when a "Grd" is mentioned as a witness of Desa's charter to the Monastery of St. Mary on Mljet.