ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ɹˈæɡjuːsən hɪstˈoːɹiən mˈævɹoʊ ˈɔːɹbɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ɹˈoʊt ðætðə fˈæmɪli hˈeɪld fɹʌm hˈʌm, ænd ðætðə pˈʊɹ ˌɛmˌɑːɹɹˈɛndʒˈɑːvə ænd hɪz θɹˈiː sˈʌnz, hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ lˈɪvd ɪn blˈæɡædʒ, kwˈɪkli ɹˈoʊz tə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ˌʌndɚ kˈɪŋ stˈɛfən dˈuːʃən.
According to Ragusan historian Mavro Orbin (1563–1610) wrote that the family hailed from Hum, and that the poor Mrnjava and his three sons, who later lived in Blagaj, quickly rose to prominence under King Stefan Dušan.