Sanjak Smederevo
The Sandschak Smederevo ( Serbian Смедеревски санџак Smederevski sandžak , Turkish Semendire Sancağı ), also known as Paschaluk of Belgrade or Paschaluk Belgrade , was an Ottoman administrative unit ( Sandschak ). It existed from the 15th to the beginning of the 19th century . It was located in what is now central Serbia and was the core area of the modern Serbian state.
history
The Smederevo Sandžak was created after the fall of the Serbian despotate in 1459 . The administrative capital was Smederevo . After the Ottomans conquered Belgrade in 1521 , this city was declared the administrative center.
It was under Austrian rule from 1718 to 1739 as the Kingdom of Serbia . In the Peace of Belgrade , this area was given back to the Ottoman Empire, except for Belgrade. The city was neglected by the Ottomans, and Smederevo ( Turkish Semendire ) became an administrative center again.
Nevertheless, Belgrade was the seat of an Ottoman pasha with the title of vizier and slowly the area was renamed Paschaluk of Belgrade again, although in the official documents it was still called Sandžak of Smederevo .
The First Serbian Uprising broke out in this area . Karađorđe became the leader. He managed to free the area from the Ottomans for several years. However, it was recaptured by the Ottomans in 1813. After the Second Serbian Uprising , the area gained relative independence in 1817 and became the Principality of Serbia in 1830 .
Others
The term the nucleus of Serbia emerged over the last two centuries, as today's Serbia completely encompasses the area of Sandžak. The town of Smederevska Palanka is named after its location in this sanjak.
