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Deli-Marko (Шаблон:Lang-sr-cyr, "Wild Marko"; Шаблон:Floruit 1596–1619) or Marko Segedinac (Шаблон:Lang, "Marko of Segedin"), was a Serb hajduk and military commander in Habsburg service, active during the Long Turkish War.

He was mentioned for the first time after 1590, as a youngster commanding a band of Serb soldiers in the service of Sigismund Báthory, the Prince of Transylvania.Шаблон:Sfn Báthory's army which headed to liberate Timișoara included notable Serbs, such as Đorđe Rac, Deli-Marko, and Sava Temišvarac.Шаблон:Sfn The army managed to conquer the Serbian part of the town.[1] These Serb leaders, including Starina Novak, fought as part of the Transylvanian Army, but carried out independent raids south of the Danube, into what is today Bulgaria and Serbia,[2] even managing to raid as deep as Plovdiv and Adrianople.[3] Deli-Marko's bold maneuvers in Ottoman territory enraged the Ottoman government.Шаблон:Sfn He raided merchant caravans and ships, and even went as far as across the Balkan Mountains and to the Maritsa river.Шаблон:Sfn The Serb commanders mainly operated outside Transylvania, with the support of the Emperor.Шаблон:Sfn The Serb soldiers and refugees were taken care of by the War Council in Vienna.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1605, together with Sava Temišvarac, he left Transylvania and crossed to western Hungary.Шаблон:Sfn The Long Turkish War ended in 1606 with the Peace of Zsitvatorok. When Emperor Rudolf II started quarreling with his brother, Matthias, Temišvarac, Đorđe Rac and Deli-Marko supported the latter, joining with their people.Шаблон:Sfn All mercenary bands commanded by the three Serb leaders participated in the march on Rudolf II.Шаблон:Sfn

Deli-Marko joined the forces of Italian general Giorgio Basta. In 1616 he moved to Transylvania.

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