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This is a list of toponyms named after or connected with Prince Marko.
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This is a list of toponyms named after or connected with Prince Marko.
Kula Kraljevića Marka (Tower of Prince Marko) near Višegrad; [1] 
Markov kamen (Marko's stone), a boulder on Miroč mountain. [1] The boulder had a hoof-shaped indentation explained as hoofprint of Marko's horse Šarac. [2] Markov kamen (Marko's stone), a boulder on Kopaonik mountain. [3] 
Markov kamen (Marko's stone), near Konavle, on hill between Cavtat and Konavle [4] Stope Kraljevića Marka (Marko's footprints), near Trpanj [5] 
Markov kamen (Marko's Stone), a mountain peak in Montenegro near Bijelo Polje. Markov kamen - Mečji vrh (Marko's Stone - Bear Sow's peak), a forest in Boljevac Municipality [6] Markov kamen (Marko's Stone) or Markov val, a stećak near Žabljak, explained as being the gravestone of Marko. [7] 
Markov manastir ( Marko's Monastery ), a monastery built by Marko. Markov točak (Marko's spring), a spring in the village of Prpe near Banjaluka. Explained as created by Marko when he threw a huge stone there. [1] Markova crkva (Marko's church) or Markova peštera [8] (Marko's Cave), remains of a church built in a cave church near the Babuna river near Veles. [9] Markova Crkva (Marko's Church), a village and its church in the Lajkovac Municipality. Named by monks who escaped from the Marko's monastery. [10] Markova noga (Marko's Leg), the southernmost point of North Macedonia. [11] Markova stolica (Marko's Chair), a small plateau on Vidrak hill near Valjevo. Explained as created by Marko when he sat to rest on the mountain while cooling his feet in the river Kolubara. [12] Markovi Kuli (Marko's Towers), a fortress where Marko lived. Markovo kale, a fortress ruin near Vranje. Musov grob (Musa's Grave) near Stenkovec, explained as the place of the fight between Marko and Musa the Robber. [13] Šarčeva kopita (Šarac's hooves) in Sarajevo. [1] Šuplji kamen (Hollow stone), a boulder with a hole near the village of Spaj; the hole is explained as made by Marko with his mace. [14] 
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Marko Mrnjavčević was the de jure Serbian king from 1371 to 1395, while he was the de facto ruler of territory in western Macedonia centered on the town of Prilep. He is known as Prince Marko and King Marko in South Slavic oral tradition, in which he has become a major character during the period of Ottoman rule over the Balkans. Marko's father, King Vukašin, was co-ruler with Serbian Tsar Stefan Uroš V, whose reign was characterised by weakening central authority and the gradual disintegration of the Serbian Empire. Vukašin's holdings included lands in north-western Macedonia and Kosovo. In 1370 or 1371, he crowned Marko "young king"; this title included the possibility that Marko would succeed the childless Uroš on the Serbian throne.
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