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Revolt · 1815
Two years after the First Serbian Uprising was crushed, a second revolt began in 1815 under the Serbian knez Miloš Obrenović. Although it was put down the same year, from then on the privileges granted to the Serbs were gradually extended and Miloš was appointed supreme knez. After the treaties of Akkerman (1826) and Edirne (1829), an edict of privileges issued on 17 October 1830 gave the Serbs autonomous government; apart from the fortress garrisons, no Turks were to live on Serbian land.
| Date | 1815 |
|---|---|
| Location | Pashalik of Belgrade |
| Result | Suppressed the same year, but the Serbs' privileges were extended and Miloš Obrenović became supreme knez. The edict of 1830 gave Serbia autonomous government |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire (Mahmud II) | Serbian insurgents |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Miloš Obrenović |
Took place during the reign of Mahmud II (1808–1839). Mahmud II
Open the reign of Mahmud II on the mapBy the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 4,551,000 km² in 1815; at the start of Mahmud II's reign they measured 4,551,000 km², at its end 3,803,000 km².
During Mahmud II (1808–1839) the atlas records 0 regions gained and 6 regions lost.
Regions lost: Cyclades (Naxos) (1821), Morea (Peloponnese) (1828), Akhaltsikhe (Childir) (1828), Athens–Central Greece (1829), Algiers (1830), Euboea (Negroponte) (1833).
He recentralised the state: he abolished the Janissaries and founded modern ministries, schools and the census. The territorial losses were heavy (Greece, Algiers, Bessarabia), but the administrative structure he built made the Tanzimat possible.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “Sırbistan” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.