Polity Principality of Serbia (Ottoman Empire)

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Was an autonomous state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution. It was an Ottoman vassal until 1867, when the remining Ottoman troops left the Belgrade Fortress.

Establishment

  • July 1817: Strategic Serbian diplomatic victory. Establishment of the autonomous Principality of Serbia.

Chronology

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1. Serbian revolution

Was an uprising against Ottoman rule in Serbia.

1.1. Second Serbian Uprising

Was the second phase of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire, which erupted shortly after the re-annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire in 1813.

  • July 1817: Strategic Serbian diplomatic victory. Establishment of the autonomous Principality of Serbia.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • April 1867: The Ottoman government ordered the Ottoman garrison, which since 1826 had been the last representation of Ottoman suzerainty in Serbia, withdrawn from the Belgrade fortress. The only stipulation was that the Ottoman flag continue to fly over the fortress alongside the Serbian one. Serbia's de facto independence dates from this event.

Disestablishment

  • April 1867: The Ottoman government ordered the Ottoman garrison, which since 1826 had been the last representation of Ottoman suzerainty in Serbia, withdrawn from the Belgrade fortress. The only stipulation was that the Ottoman flag continue to fly over the fortress alongside the Serbian one. Serbia's de facto independence dates from this event.