 A charter dated September 20, 1537, titles him as "Despot" and called all Serbs to join Bakić as the Serbian Despot.Attempts made by King Ferdinand to push the Ottomans out of Slavonia, with the use of Pavle, were not successful.In 1537, Bakić did not manage to liberate Osijek from the Ottomans, he then retreated towards Đakovo, where he died at the battle of Gorjani against the Ottomans.