Sima Marković ( Veliki Borak, 1768 –

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, 22 March 1817) was a Serbian

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who led his men in the

First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising (; sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; ) was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac (Aranđelovac), Orašac against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt ...

. He was one of four leaders of the

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along with Pavle Popović, Nikola Nikolajević, and Milisav Čamdžija.

Biography

Marković was a prominent statesman, member and president of the Governing State Council of Serbia (he became president on Assumption Day in 1805). He was the

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of the Sanjak of Smederevo, also known as the Pashalik of Belgrade

in 1793. He was also a participant in Kočina Krajina. In the First Serbian Uprising, he led the army in Ivankovac, Mišar, Deligrad, in the liberation of

Smederevo Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, ...

and Čokešina. The army of Prince Sima Marković was the first to enter the city of

on 13 December 1806, during the liberation of Belgrade from the Turks. He became the trustee of the People's Treasury, that is, the first Minister of Finance in 1811. With Dragić Gorunović and Pavle Cukić, he raised an uprising against Prince Miloš Obrenović and the Turks in 1817, but the uprising was suppressed, and he was captured and executed by Marashli Ali Pasha at

Kalemegdan The Kalemegdan Park (), or simply Kalemegdan ( sr-Cyrl, Калемегдан) is the largest park and the most important historical monument in Belgrade. It is located on a cliff, at the junction of the River Sava and the Danube. Kalemegdan Pa ...

, on the day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (''Mladence''). Streets in Belgrade, Smederevo and

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and the street leading to his birthplace, as well as the elementary school in

Barajevo Barajevo ( sr-Cyrl, Барајево, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 26,431 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the lower northern part of Šumadija ...

, are named after him. "Days of Prince Sima Marković" have been organized in Veliki Borak for more than four decades, at the end of August.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Sima 1768 births 1817 deaths Military personnel from Belgrade People of the First Serbian Uprising Serbian military leaders Serbian revolutionaries

Biography

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