Stanoje Stamatović Glavaš (1763 in Smederevska Palanka – 1815), was a Serbian hajduk and a hero in the First Serbian Uprising. In 1790s, with Lazar Dobrić, he was the co-leader of a hajduk company based in Austrian-held Srem, which frequently crossed the Ottoman border, and attacked Ottoman forces and caravans in Pashaluk of Belgrade.
In 1804, in the eve of the uprising, Glavaš, Karađorđe Petrović and several other leaders gathered in Orašac to debate about the uprising. He refused the offer to become its leader, instead opting for Karađorđe. During the uprising, he led a company of around 3000 men which liberated Prokuplje and Kuršumlija.
He guarded the Morava valley with his soldiers and fought the Turks in the Mountains of Nis and Novi Pazar for two months before being captured by the Turks.
He was killed by Ottomans on 25 February 1815, after the demise of Hadži-Prodan's uprising. His severed head was on display at the Kalemegdan along with other Serbian leaders.
In his hometown, there is a street and an elementary school named after him. He is the subject of a Serbian screenplay written by Đura Jakšić, which was widely shown throughout Serbia.
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