Pecija
Petar Popović Pecija | |
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| Birth name | Petar Popović (Петар Поповић) |
| Nickname(s) | Pecija (Пеција) |
| Born | 1826 Krupa na Uni, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 29 August 1875 (aged 49) Jasenovac region, Slavonian Military Frontier, Austria-Hungary |
| Buried | Moštanica monastery |
| Years of service | 1848–78 |
| Rank | vojvoda (commander) |
| Memorials | outside Moštanica |
Petar Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Поповић; 1826 – 29 August 1875), known as Pecija (Пеција), was a Serb hajduk (brigand) and rebel leader in two uprisings against the Ottoman Empire in the Bosanska Krajina region, one in 1858, and one in 1875.