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{{Short description|Bulgarian defender of Sofia}}
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'''Ban Yanuka''' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Бан Янука),<ref>{{cite book |last=Иванов |first=Йордан |authorlink=Йордан Иванов |title=Избрани произведения, том I, Средновековна София, Литература, история, фолклор, София |year=1982 |publisher=Литература и изкуство |language=bg}}</ref> was the [[Bulgarians|Bulgarian]] defender of [[Sofia]] from the [[Ottoman Turks]] in the late 14th century and was the manager/deputy of the [[Tsar]] [[Ivan Shishman]] in [[Sredets (medieval Bulgaria)|Sredets]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Хилендарски |first=Паисий |authorlink=Паисий Хилендарски |title=История славянобългарска |year=1760–1762 |title-link=История славянобългарска |language=bg}}</ref> It is quite possible in the person of the "[[ban (medieval)|ban]] Yanko".<ref>{{cite book |last=Ангелов |first=Владимир |authorlink=Владимир Ангелов |title=Българите и техните съседи на Балканите във византийската историопис от XV век, София. |year=2007 |publisher=ТАНГРА ТанНакРа |isbn=978-954-378-017-4 |language=bg}}</ref>
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