Slaughter of the Knezes
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title:
Slaughter of the Knezes
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The Slaughter of the Knezes was the organized assassinations and assaults of noble Serbs in the Sanjak of Smederevo in January 1804 by the rebellious Dahije. Fearing that the Sultan would make use of the Serbs to oust them, they decided to execute leading Serbs throughout the Sanjak. A total of 72 noble Serbs were assassinated, and their heads were put on public display. Notable victims were Aleksa Nenadović and Ilija Birčanin. The event triggered the Serbian revolution, aimed at putting an end
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Dahije mass assassinations of Knyaz; post-event outrage causes Serbs to revolt
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_of_the_Knezes
date created:
2006-11-18T18:35:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T19:46:24Z
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