▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁journey ▁toward ▁his ▁coast al ▁towns ▁of ▁Bud va ▁and ▁Bar ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁desp ot ate . ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 4 4 0 ▁and ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁Bar , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁forces ▁defeated ▁some ▁military ▁units ▁from ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁near ▁Mak re š ▁( a ▁village ▁near ▁modern - day ▁G n j il ane ). ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 4 4 0 ▁B rank ović ▁arrived ▁at ▁Bar ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁winter ▁ 1 4 4 0 – 4 1 . ▁There ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁mobil ize ▁forces ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Desp ot ate ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁B rank ović ▁maintained ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁g arrison ▁in ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Gr g ur , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁an ▁Ott oman ▁governor . ▁That ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁reasons ▁why ▁the ▁Ott om ans , ▁probably ▁just ifi ably , ▁accused ▁Gr g ur ▁of ▁tre ason ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁governor ship ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 4 4 1 . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 4 4 1 , ▁both ▁Gr g ur ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Stefan ▁were ▁blind ed , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Mur ad ▁II . ▁B rank ović ▁faced