Видин и Србија почетком 19. века
Vidin and Serbia in the Early 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: The time of great turmoil in the Ottoman Empire – the late 18th and early 19th century, was also the period of intensive political changes in the area between Belgrade and Vidin. These two towns on the very periphery of the Empire became the centres for gathering of many of those who were dissatisfied with and opposed the programme of reforms of Sultan Selim III. The temporary strengthening of the influence of janissary leaders and selfproclaimed military commanders in Belgrade and Vidin had far reaching consequences. Mutual acrimonies and hostilities among the Turks themselves laid the ground for the later outbreak of the mass rebellion of the Serbs led by Karađorđe, while the area between Belgrade and Vidin remained a war zone during the decades following the Austro¬Turkish War. With the creation of the rebellious state, the janissary element in Serbia was systematically destroyed, while Vidin remained the janissaries’ toughest stronghold on the Danube, although almost surrounded by Serbian and Russian troops. Negotinska and Timočka krajina which belonged to the Vidin pashalik were joined to Serbia, while the Timok river became the border between Serbia and Turkey, which was formally confirmed during the rule of Miloš Obrenović.

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