Mijat Tomić (died 1656) was a Croat hajduk from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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He was born in the village of Brišnik near Tomislavgrad. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, it is known that he lost his parents at a young age, and by 1640, had two brothers and two sisters. As a hajduk, he fought against the Ottoman Empire.
In modern Croat culture, he is renowned as a fighter against the Turks, and like many hajduks, he has numerous folk-songs and gusle poems made in his honour. Croatian writer Dubravko Tomić has written a book "Junačina Mijat Tomić" about him.
Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića, a self-proclaimed micronation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, is named after him.