Osat () is a region in central Podrinje (left of the Drina), in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated between the towns of Vià ¡egrad and Srebrenica, and includes parts of the municipalities of Bratunac and Srebrenica. It is part of the wider Biraàregion.
Villages in the region, according to teacher Vasilije StefanoviÃÂ, writing in 1860, included: Blaà ¾ijeviÃÂi, BoljeviÃÂi, Boà ¾iÃÂi, BujakoviÃÂi, Crvica, JaketiÃÂi, Karina, KalimaniÃÂi, Kostolomci, KrnjiÃÂi, MleÃÂva, Moà ¡iÃÂi, Osatica, PetriÃÂa, Postolje, Pribidol Srpski, Pribidol Turski, Radoà ¡eviÃÂi, RatkoviÃÂi, StanatoviÃÂi, Tegare, Toplica, Vraneà ¡eviÃÂi, Vucare, à ½abokvica Srpska, à ½abokvica Turska, à ½lijebac.
Osat was a à ¾upa (county) in the Middle Ages. It was part of the Serbian Despotate (1402âÂÂ1459). It was subsequently conquered by the Ottoman Empire, and later administratively organized into the Sanjak of Zvornik.
The area of Osat was liberated for a short time during the First Serbian Uprising (1804âÂÂ13), under the leadership of Kara-Marko Vasiàfrom Crvica. Upon the breakout of the uprising, Metropolitan Hadà ¾i Melentije Stevanoviàcontacted VasiÃÂ, who met with the rebel leadership. After participated in battles on the Drina (1804), Vasiàasked KaraÃÂorÃÂe for an army to liberate Osat; Lazar Mutap was dispatched and the region came under rebel rule. In 1808, the Ottomans cleared out Osat, and by 1813, the rebels left the region. In the inter-war period, the population was divided between Orthodox and Muslim, with the Orthodox males commonly working as builders in Bosnia and Serbia. They were differentiated by their neighbours through their traditional costumes and some traditions.