▁of ▁local ▁guer illa ▁leaders , ▁such ▁as ▁Sto jan ▁J ank ović , ▁ ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁led ▁by ▁Francesco ▁Mor os ini ▁( 1 6 1 9 - 1 6 9 4 ), ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁More an ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁passing ▁Ott oman ▁arm ies ▁pl under ed ▁the ▁local ▁popul ace ▁mer cil ess ly ; ▁the ▁worst ▁of ▁them ▁all ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁under ▁not orious ▁Ye ğ en ▁Os man ▁P asha ▁who ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁( 1 6 8 7 – 8 9 ) ▁ro bb ed ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁Bel grade ▁to ▁O hr id ▁and ▁from ▁Sof ia ▁to ▁Pe ć . ▁This ▁force ▁also ▁managed ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁vast ▁tre asure ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Patri arch ate ▁of ▁Pe ć , ▁depos ited ▁there ▁for ▁centuries . ▁J egen ▁Os man - p asha ▁in ▁addition ▁captured ▁Ar sen ije ▁III ▁demand ing ▁a ▁r ans om ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁th al ers . ▁After ▁this ▁was ▁paid ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁released , ▁Ar sen ije ' s ▁mind ▁was ▁made ▁up . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁Pe ć ▁because ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁tried ▁to ▁assass inate ▁him . ▁ ▁Ar sen ije ▁contact ed ▁Peter ▁I ▁of ▁Russia , ▁asking ▁the ▁monarch ▁to ▁recognize ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bs , ▁but ▁the ▁Aust ri ans