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Orashac
–
Maricevic
jaruga
,
15
february,
1804
Karadjordje
Petrovic,
leader
The
First
Serbian
Uprising
was
an
uprising
of
Serbs
against
the
Ottoman
Empire
from
14
February
1804
to
7
October
1813.
Initially
a
local
revolt
against
renegade
janissaries
who
had
seized
power
through
a
coup,
it
evolved
into
a
war
for
independence
(the
Serbian
Revolution)
after
more
than
three
centuries
of
Ottoman
rule
and
short-lasting
Austrian
occupations.
The
dahije
(janissary
commanders)
murdered
the
Ottoman
Vizier
in
1801
and
occupied
the
sanjak,
ruling
it
independently
from
the
Sultan.
Tyranny
ensued;
the
janissaries
suspended
the
rights
granted
to
Serbs
by
the
Sultan
earlier,
and
increased
taxes,
and
imposed
forced
labor,
among
other
things.
In
1804
the
janissaries
feared
that
the
Sultan
would
use
the
Serbs
against
them,
so
they
murdered
many
Serbian
chiefs.
Enraged,
an
assembly
chose
Karađorđe
as
leader
of
the
uprising,
and
the
rebel
army
quickly
defeated
and
took
over
towns
throughout
the
sanjak,
technically
fighting
for
the
Sultan.
The
Sultan,
fearing
their
power,
ordered
all
pashaliks
in
the
region
to
crush
them.
The
Serbs
marched
against
the
Ottomans
and,
after
major
victories
in
1805–06,
established
a
government
and
parliament
that
returned
the
land
to
the
people,
abolished
forced
labor
and
reduced
taxes.
Military
success
continued
over
the
years;
however,
there
was
dissent
between
Karađorđe
and
other
leaders—Karađorđe
wanted
absolute
power
while
his
dukes,
some
of
whom
abused
their
privileges
for
personal
gain,
wanted
to
limit
it.
After
the
Russo-Turkish
War
ended
and
Russian
support
ceased,
the
Ottoman
Empire
exploited
these
circumstances
and
reconquered
Serbia
in
1813.
Although
the
uprising
was
crushed,
it
resumed
shortly
with
the
Second
Serbian
Uprising
in
1815,
which
did
succeed
and
resulted
in
the
creation
of
the
Principality
of
Serbia,
as
it
gained
semi-independence
from
the
Ottoman
Empire
in
1817
(formally
in
1829).
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