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Karadjordje

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Karadjordje: see Karageorge Karageorge , 1768?–1817, Serbian patriot. Born George Petrović, he was known as Karageorge, or Black George. He led the Serbs in their insurrection (1804) against the Ottomans, took (1806) Belgrade, where the Ottoman population was massacred, and was
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Movements for Serbian independence began with uprisings led by Karadjordje Petrovic (1804-13) and Milos Obrenovic (1815-17), founders of two rival dynasties that would rule Serbia until World War I.
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First, the most prominent gusla players and singers of epic songs quickly adapted their repertoire, thus Karadjordje and his men came to be identified with the Nemanjas and the lost knights of Serbia's glorious past.
The Serbs: the sweet and rotten smell of history by Judah, Tim / Daedalus
 
 
 
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