The Second Serbian Uprising

The Second Serbian Uprising was the rebillion in 1815-1817 which led to the liberation the Serbian State from the Ottoman Empire. The First Sebian Revolt, though ultimately unsuccessful, paved the way and inspired the Second Revolt. At first, many Serbs were largely still eager for another revolt and were suspicious of Turkish attempts to kill more Serbian citizens. Thus, Hadzi Podran Gligorijevic decided to rebel against Turkey. However, Milos Obrenovic, the Knez of Serbia (vassal of Turkey) did not provide assistance as he deemed the timing wrong. Hadzi fled to neighbouring Austria after his small scale rebellion failed. The Turks began persecuting Serbs more and more. On April 23, 1815, the national council proclaimed a revolt and Milos Obrenovic was chosen as the leader. Soon after, the Turks learned of this rebellion. The Serbs attacked Cacak, Palez, Posarevac, Dublje and seized the former capital of Serbia, Belgrade. In the summer of 1815, negotiations between the Ottoman governors and Obrenovic. They signed a treaty whichguaranteed an autonomous Serbian state. However, a small garrison of Turkish troops had to remain in Belgrade and Serbia had to pay a yearly tax to the Ottomans.