 It was developed as an important trading spot with 20,046 inhabitants.After the rise of Nikolj-pazar (Bijelo Polje, first mentioned in 1589) it slowly fell into decline, remaining only as a military outpost with crew of 250 soldiers and 4 cannons, its primary task being the control of Vasojevići, who once exterminated the whole army from both the fortress and the region during the battle of Suvodol.During the 16th century, the Ottomans used the castle as magazine for the storage of ammunition.