Serbian Warriors II - Serbian Revolution

SERBIAN REVOLUTION: FIRST AND SECOND UPRISING AGAINST THE OTTOMANS 1804-1811 / 1813-1815
Srpska Revolucija: Prvi i Drugi Srpski Ustanak

The First Serbian Uprising was a Serbian national revolution which lasted one decade (1804-1813), during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after 300 years of Ottoman and short-lasting Austrian occupations. Revolutionary Serbia responded to the Ottoman Massacre of Serbian knights by establishing its separate government (Praviteljstvujusci Sovjet), Serbian Prince, Parliament (Zbor) and University of Belgrade. Even though it was brutally crushed by the Ottomans in 1813, this revolution sparked the Second Serbian Uprising in 1815, which resulted with the creation of modern Serbia, as it gained semi-independence from Ottoman Empire in 1817 (formally in 1829). After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Turkish-Austrian war of 1791, Serbs living under Turkish rule began to realize the potential for success in an uprising against the Ottomans.

Seeing the growing displeasure, the Sultan Selim III proclaimed fermans in 1793 and 1796 which gave more rights to Serbs. Among other things, taxes were to be collected by local Serbian rulers called knezes ("local dukes"), freedom of trade and religion were granted, and, most importantly, the Janissary corps were to leave Belgrade Pashaluk.

However, on January 30, 1799, the Turkish court allowed the Janissaries to return. They and their leaders, the dahias, showed little respect towards any authority, even the central Turkish government. After killing Vizier Hadzi-Mustafa of Belgrade in 1801, they started to rule Serbia on their own. Recently-granted rights were suspended, and dahias exerted unlimited rule over Belgrade Pashaluk. Taxes were drastically increased, land was seized, forced labour (čitlučenje) was introduced, and many citizens fled the Janissaries in fear. Serb leaders began to conspire about starting an uprising against the dahias. When the dahias found out about this, they captured and killed many of the Serbian leaders on February 4, 1804 in an event known today as Seča knezova (Massacre of Serbian knights). This mistake by the Janissaries incited the uprising, as it angered the people and the leaders had nothing to lose.

On February 14, 1804, in the small Šumadija village of Orašac, the Serbs gathered and decided to undertake an uprising. Karađorđe Petrović (Karadjordje) was elected as the leader of the uprising, which started immediately. That afternoon, a Turkish inn (caravansarai) in Orašac was burned and its residents fled or were killed. Similar actions were undertaken in surrounding villages and then spread further. Soon the cities Valjevo and Požarevac were liberated, and the siege of Belgrade started.

When he was informed about the uprising, Selim III started to negotiate with the rebels. Dahias escaped from Belgrade, but they were captured and killed on the island of Ada Kaleh in the Danube. Eventually, the negotiations failed, and the Sultan organised a military campaign against the uprising.

The first major battle of the uprising was the Battle of Ivankovac in 1805, where Karadjordje defeated the Turkish army and forced it to retreat toward Niš. The second major battle of the uprising was Battle of Misar in 1806, in which the rebels defeated an Ottoman army from Bosnia led by Kulin Captain. At the same time, the rebels led by Petar Dobrnjac defeated another army sent from the southeast in the Battle of Deligrad. In December 1806, the rebels besieged Belgrade, which was liberated in the beginning of 1807. In 1805 the Serbian rebels organized a basic government for administering Serbia during the combat. Rule was divided between the Narodna Skupstina (People's assembly), the Praviteljstvujusci Sovjet (Ruling Council), and Karadjordje himself. Land was returned, forced labour was abolished, and taxes were reduced. The young state was modernised and by 1808 the Great School was founded, regarded as the foundation of the University of Belgrade.

Some of the leaders of the uprising later abused their privileges for personal gain, such as the reintroduction of forced labour in some places. There was dissent between Karadjordje and other leaders; Karadjordje wanted absolute power, while his voivods wanted to limit it. After the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-12 ended, the Ottoman Empire exploited these circumstances and reconquered Serbia in 1813.

Though ultimately unsuccessful, the First Serbian Uprising paved the way for the Second Serbian Uprising of 1815, which eventually succeeded in securing Serbian autonomy.

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[Didzoni]

Vjera nasa, vjera stara

[celo0022]

brate super ti je video ali zasto si pisao engleski trebo si da pises na srpskom.

[Didzoni]

Zato da bi i ostali shvatili sta smo za tu "njihovu" Evropu ucinuli!

[daseladi]

@Didzoni : Nasi preci su nastojali da ucine nesto za sebe i svoje. Nisu znali ni sta je Evropa. Kada su im evropske Engleska ili Austrija na putu ka oslobodjenju podmetale nogu ( jer Srbi su Rusi), e, to su oni mogli od Evrope da osete; po rebrima.

Ne shvati me pogresno-dobro je sto ovo pravis na engleskom. Cuvaj se kako od pridavanja prevelikog znacaja nama Srbima, tako i od prevelikih ocekivanja od Evropljana ili bilo koga. Lep izbor muzike; kompozitora prve numere, doduse i poznajem :)

[Didzoni]

@daseladi Znam da su nasi se borili za svoju slobodu, ali s time su bili takodje barikada za Turke da dalje prodiru (da ne pricamo naprimjer o vojnoj Krajini). Nema ovdje pridavanja prevelikog znacaja, nego odavanja postovanje prema nasim precima. A sto se tice ocekivanja od Evropljana...eh, da se i ne prica. Svako dobro.

[PhilippeBuffon]

Very good film and real story

Thanks for all

Philippe Buffon

French Reporter

[Didzoni]

Thanks for your comment Philippe! Have you been to the Serbian enclaves in Kosovo south of the river Ibar?

[ANACRISTINAXYZ]

When I see videos about Serbia's history,I see that these people suffered so much in the past and I think that,now they are in suffering again for Kosovo=Serbia,their holy land.But you have your heroes Serbia,you survived and you have to survive now too,you people have to believe in God,God is with you,He will not let you.God bless Serbia!

[fillozauru]

Greetings from a Romanian with Serb ancestry. Wake up, brothers and cousins!

[Miffoman91]

I'll write in english.. Serbs are the most misunderstood and hated people in the west. Even our ancestral enemy the turks know our true nature. Our true nature is that we are a pious people. Open to others and even turks. We hold our grudges, but we hold them towards the wrongdoers we never punish people on a carte blanche basis like let's say the US or any other state. We have our reasons. Our reasons are that time after time different nations tried to eradicate or subdue us. Nobody could do it

[naroj10]

Greeting from a Dutchman who respects the Serbs

[mmkengur]

MORAMO DA SE UZDIGNEMO PROTIV TIRANA I POLITICARA KOJU TRUJU SRPSKI NAROD I PROTIV DJAVOLSKE EVROPSE UNIJE!!!! 3 SRPSKI USTANAK SE BLIZI!!!!

[RussianfromWolga]

Кто нибудь знает как называется вторая песня из этого ролика? Очень красивая.

Does somebody know how the second song from this clip is calles? It's very beautifull.

[SuperRaptor77]

@skurios1234 svaka ti cast !!!!

[valdekrama]

KOSOVO DLA SERBII  POZDOWIENIA Z POLSKI

[timotimekvej]

@Delor75 Yeah, right, suddenly people Roamnian docover that he was Romanian, Bulgarians that he was Bulgarian and his serbian desecendents that live in Belgrade know best. his brothe was Milutin(hardcore serbian name) and Veljko ancestors were from Montenegro.