Dahije
| Dahije | |
|---|---|
| Dahije | |
 Dahije beheading a Serb knez (Slaughter of the Knezes). | |
| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation | 15 December 1799 — 5–6 August 1804 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade |
| Allies | Pashaluk of Vidin) |
| Opponents | Ottoman Empire Local Serbs |
corps of the Sanjak of Smederevo | |
The Dahije (
Name
The renegade janissary leaders were called dahije, from Ottoman Turkish dayı, meaning "uncle".[1][2] The lesser janissary commanders were called kabadahije (s. kabadahija), referring to the Turkish phrase "kabadayı", a colloquial phrase for bullies.[2]
Background
In 1788, during the
In 1793 and 1796 Sultan
By 1799, the janissary corps had returned to the sanjak, as they were pardoned by the Sultan's decree.
History
Control of the Belgrade Pashalik
On 15 December 1801
Some Ottoman sipahi and Mustafa Pasha's men plotted, and agreed with Serbian knezes to rise against the Dahije, on a given day. Ammunition was smuggled from the Habsburg Monarchy, some given out to the Serbs, and some hid on the Avala. This first attempt to remove the Dahije, erupting a day early in 1802 in Požarevac, was stopped, and the Dahije continued ruling the pashalik.[13]
The tyranny endured by the Serbs caused them to send a petition to the Sultan, which the dahije learnt of.
Uprising
On 14 February 1804, in the small village of
Government
The Janissaries chose four of their leading chiefs (
Legacy
There are many
See also
- Ottoman coups of 1807–08
References
- ISBN 978-3-205-77660-4.
- ^ a b Petar Skok (1971). Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue croate ou serbe. Académie Yougoslave des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts.
- ^ The Ottoman Empire and the Serb Uprising, S J Shaw in The First Serbian Uprising 1804-1813 Ed W Vucinich p. 72
- ISBN 978-0-306-70051-4
- ^ Roger Viers Paxton (1968). Russia and the First Serbian Revolution: A Diplomatic and Political Study. The Initial Phase, 1804-1807. - (Stanford) 1968. VII, 255 S. 8°. Department of History, Stanford University. p. 13.
- ^ Ćorović 1997
U leto 1797. sultan ga je imenovao za rumeliskog begler-bega i Mustafa je otišao u Plovdiv, da rukovodi akcijom protiv buntovnika iz Vidina i u Rumeliji.
- ^ Ćorović 1997
Za vreme njegova otsutstva vidinski gospodar sa janičarima naredio je brz napad i potukao je srpsku i pašinu vojsku kod Požarevca, pa je prodro sve do Beograda i zauzeo samu varoš.
- ^ Filipović, Stanoje R. (1982). Podrinsko-kolubarski region. RNIRO "Glas Podrinja". p. 60.
Ваљевски кнезови Алекса Ненадовић, Илија Бирчанин и Никола Грбовић довели су своју војску у Београд и учествовали у оштрој борби са јаничарима који су се побеђени повукли.
- ^ Ćorović 1997
Pred sam Božić stigoše u pomoć valjevski Srbi i sa njihovom pomoću turska gradska posada odbi napadače i očisti grad. Ilija Birčanin gonio je "Vidinlije" sve do Smedereva.
- ^ Ćorović, Vladimir (1997), Istorija srpskog naroda, Ars Libri,
Bojeći se za njega, i akcije njegova sina, janjičari ga 15. decembra 1801. ubiše u beogradskom gradu. Potom uzeše vlast u svoje ruke, spremni da je brane svima sredstvima. Kao glavne njihove vođe istakoše se četiri dahije: Kučuk Alija, pašin ubica, Aganlija, Mula Jusuf i Mehmed-aga Fočić.
- ^ a b c Leopold von Ranke (1847). History of Servia, and the Servian Revolution: From Original Mss. and Documents. J. Murray. pp. 119–120.
- ^ ISBN 9788679791160.
- ^ Novaković 1904, p. 41.
- ^ a b Morison 2012, p. xvii.
- ^ a b c d Morison 2012, p. xviii.
- ^ a b c d Morison 2012, p. xix.
- ^ a b Petrovich 1976, p. 34.
Bibliography
- Morison, W. A. (2012) [1942]. The Revolt of the Serbs Against the Turks: (1804-1813). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-67606-0.
- Novaković, Stojan (1904). Ustanak na dahije 1804. U Beogradu tampano u dravnoj tampariji. (Public Domain)
- Petrovich, Michael Boro (1976). A history of modern Serbia, 1804-1918. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 9780151409501.
Further reading
- Buna protiv dahija: Izbor i redakcija: Meša Selimović. Seljačka knjiga. 1953.
- Početak bune protiv dahija i druge narodne pesme iz prvog srpskog ustanka. Beogradski izdavačko-grafički zavod. 1971.
- Početak bune na dahije. 1962.
- Stojan Novaković (1904). Ustanak na dahije 1804. U Beogradu tampano u dravnoj tampariji. (Public Domain)
- Početak bune protiv dahija. Slike. Orfeus. 2004. ISBN 978-86-7639-842-3.
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