At the end of the 18th century, the decline of the Ottoman system of administration began to be apparent, allowing the development of nationalisms of the Balkan peoples. Austro-Ottoman conflicts in the north Balkan They did not leave the local community unaffected. The Janissaries began to do manual work and the rural economy, while many of the local Orthodox Serb They turned to livestock farming, often moving to mountainous and inaccessible areas. There were a few who came out into the illegality and joined the bodies of Haiduk (The corresponding thieves we meet in the southern Balkans), gaining valuable war experience.
In Serbian society, an important role played on Knez (Prosecutors), who had the reins of the local administration. Their responsibilities included the collection of taxes, and often exercised judicial powers on community issues. Dealing with the trade of animals in the Habsburg Empire, in the early 19th century many of the Knez Serbs had created huge fortuneswhich gave them great power and glamor among their nationals.
At the same time, they made their appearance local hegemonies, who began to challenge the central power, acting often autonomously. Well -known examples of such hegemony is the Osman Pasvanoglou In Vidin (Vidinio) and the Ali In Ioannina.
The local population began to be organized under the guidance of KNEZ supplied weapons from Austria.
Pasvanoglou gave asylum to the expelled from his Pasaliki Belgrade Genitians (who had been suppressed), whom he used tool for obtain privileges from the high gate. In 1798 he forced the gate to recognize himself as a Pasha of Vidin and allow the return of the generals to Belgrade. In the entire Pasaliki of Belgrade, anarchy prevailed as the juniors and the naughty giggles were poured out the countryside. The local population began to be organized under the guidance of the KNEZ supplied weapons from Austria, but the Janissaries learned about their moves.
In January 1804, the Janissaries arrested more than seventy Knez, clergy and traders, whom they executed shortly afterwards, sparking the Serbs. Although they tried to capture both Knez and Zeburus Djordege Petrovichbest known for the nickname Karatzorze (Karagiorgis), he resisted heroically by giving the slogan for uprising. On 2/14 February 1804, a National Assembly was convened in ORRASAT, which decided to revolt the Serbs against the generals and appointed Karagiorgis as its leader. The uprising has been a great success and within three months the Serbs managed to clear Belgrade’s Pasaliki by the Generals.
Serbia was left at the mercy of the Sultan when the Russians signed the Bucharest Treaty.
In their negotiations with Pasha of Belgrade and the Gate, the Serbs They claimed the imposition of a regime equivalent to the Ionian Islandsthat is, their autonomy within the Ottoman Empire by taking the protection of a great power, Russia or Austria. When discussions ended up in a deadlock, the gate sent troops to overthrow the uprising. However, the Ottoman troops failed to suppress the rebellion of the Serbs, who occupied the cities of Sabats and Belgrade in 1806 and 1807 respectively. Karagiorgis took over the Serbs, who in 1811 was declared a supreme hereditary lord. He ruled in a perfectly centralized way, sideling for the rest of the local lords and chieftains.
Serbia, however, was left to the mercy of the Sultan when the Russians has rushed to the Treaty of Bucharest in 1812 in order to confront Napoleon. The Ottomans invaded Pasaliki in the summer of 1813. The Serbs, although resisting, failed to confront the Ottoman attack and lost. They followed violence and lootingwhile many Serbian leaders of the uprising, including Karagiorgis, fled to Austria.
Column: Myrto Katsiera, Vassilis Minakakis, Antigoni-Despina Poumenidou, Athanasios Syroplakis
