Battle of Bliska

The Battle of Bliska (present day Blizna in the hinterland of Trogir called Zagora, southern Croatia) was fought in 1322 between the army of a coalition of several Croatian noblemen and Dalmatian coastal towns (with the support of the king Charles I Robert of Anjou) and the forces of Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, Ban of Croatia, and his allies.

Not long after the battle, the king Charles I Robert appeared in southern Croatia, leading his army, trying to calm down the situation.

At the assembly held in the Knin fortress on October 8, 1322, the winners of the battle of Bliska were given (or confirmed) the properties and privileges by the king, whereas Mladen II Šubić of Bribir lost his freedom and was taken to Hungary.

The battle of Bliska meant the end of enormous power and influence of the main branch of the princes of Bribir led by Mladen II.

It was only when the new Croato-Hungarian king Louis the Great started to reign in the 1340s, that he, by exchanging the estates, partially succeeded in displacing the members of Šubić family.