Slaughter of the Knezes

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The Slaughter of the Knezes was a 1804 mass execution of Serbian local leaders by Ottoman authorities, which sparked outrage and helped trigger the First Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
mass execution
political repression
causeOf First Serbian Uprising
commemoratedBy memorials in Serbia
commemoratedIn Serbian historiography
hasAlternativeName Seča knezova
hasConsequence mobilization of Serbian rebels
widespread outrage among Serbs
hasContext Ottoman rule in Serbia
Serbian national awakening
hasDate 1804
hasHistoricalPeriod early 19th century
hasLanguageOfName Serbian
hasLocation Belgrade Pashalik
linked to: Belgrade Pashaluk

Ottoman Empire
Serbia
hasMotivation fear of Serbian revolt
preemptive suppression of Serbian leadership
hasRegion Central Balkans
linked to: Fore-Balkan
hasVictimEthnicity Serbs
isRememberedAs symbol of Ottoman oppression of Serbs
occurredDuring reign of Sultan Selim III
partOf oppression of Serbs under Ottoman rule
perpetratedBy Dahije
Ottoman authorities
relatedTo First Serbian Uprising
Karađorđe Petrović
targetedGroup Serbian knezes
Serbian local leaders
triggered First Serbian Uprising

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First Serbian Uprising hasCause Slaughter of the Knezes
First Serbian Uprising precededBy Slaughter of the Knezes
Belgrade Pashaluk notableEvent Slaughter of the Knezes (1804)
linked to: Slaughter of the Knezes
Janissary terror significantEvent Slaughter of the Knezes