First Serbian Uprising
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The First Serbian Uprising was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac against the Dahije, and later the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt against ren
The Conquest of Belgrade by Katarina Ivanović
An illustration of Hadži Mustafa Pasha murdered by the Dahije
Orašac Assembly
The seal of the Ruling Council (Praviteljstvujušči sovjet)
Karađorđe
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Đorđe Petrović, known by the sobriquet Karađorđe, was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. Karađorđe Petrović held the title
First Serbian Uprising
…1804, the Janissaries feared that the Sultan would use the Serbs against them, which led to the assassination of many Serbian chiefs. An assembly chose Karađorđe to lead the uprising, and the rebel army quickly defeated and took over towns throughout the sanjak, technically fighting for the Sultan. Sultan Selim…
Karađorđe, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816
Members of the Serbian Free Corps, 1798
The remains of the sconce from the Battle of Deligrad