Karadjordje Petrovic

Karadjordje Petrovi

Karadjordje established a Governing Council to administer the liberated territories. This body functioned as a provisional government, handling taxation, justice, and military logistics. While Karadjordje held ultimate authority, the council represented an early attempt at state-building. Its creation laid foundations for modern Serbian administrative institutions.

Karadjordje's forces captured Belgrade from the Ottoman garrison after a prolonged siege. The fall of the city was a major victory for the Serbian rebels, giving them control over the strategic fortress and administrative center. This success boosted rebel morale and forced the Ottomans to negotiate, leading to temporary Serbian autonomy.

The Ottoman Empire launched a massive counteroffensive that overwhelmed the Serbian rebels. Karadjordje's forces were defeated, and he fled to Austria, then to Russia. The uprising collapsed, and Ottoman reprisals followed. This defeat ended the first phase of Serbian independence efforts and forced Karadjordje into exile for four years.

Karadjordje was assassinated on the orders of Milo