What is "uzun-mirko"

Mirko Apostolović, known as Uzun-Mirko (; 1782–1868) was a Serbian voivode (military commander), with the bimbaša rank during the Serbian revolution; he took part in both the First and Second Serbian Uprising. He was famed for his many fatal wounds, undetected infiltration into the Ottoman fort at Belgrade, among other operations, which gained him many awards. He is the founder of the Uzun-Mirković family.