Hadži-Prodan

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Hadži-Prodan
Продан Глигоријевић / Prodan Gligorijević
Nickname(s)Hadži-Prodan
Born1760
Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Died1825 (aged 64–65)
Allegiance
Years of service1806–1825
Battles/wars

Prodan Gligorijević, known simply as Hadži-Prodan (

Hadži Prodan's Revolt
.

Life

Prodan Gligorijević was born around 1760, and he hailed from Nevade, near Takovo, modern Gornji Milanovac (then Despotovac). His epithet, hajji, derives from honorific title given to Christians that complete the pilgrimage to the Holy Land (Jerusalem).[1]

He joined the fighting in 1806. Prodan participated in the battles of

Hursid Pasha captured Belgrade in October 1813), his unit stayed in Mučnja for some months. He gave himself up to the Ottomans and settled in the Trnava monastery in Čačak
.

As the Ottoman tyranny continued, he was put to lead the rebellion in the

Hadži Prodan's Revolt, was quickly beaten. He fled first to Austria in 1815, then Wallachia, where he joined the Greek War of Independence
in 1821. He died in 1825.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jerusalem and Ancient Temples (in Greek)". apologitis.com. Retrieved May 4, 2010.

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