The Niš rebellion ( sr, Нишка буна; bg, Нишко въстание) or was a short-lived Christian uprising (5–26 April 1841) that broke out in the Ottoman ''

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'' (sub-districts) of

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and Toplica, today in

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. At that time, it was know as the Bulgarian revolt. In Serbian historiography it is regarded as a

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revolt, while in Bulgarian historiography as a Bulgarian rebellion.According to Nenad Stefanov, PhD in history at Humboldt University of Berlin, the rebellions between 1836 and 1840 in the area of Niš, Pirot and Belogradčik are object of contention between a nationally centered Serbian and Bulgarian historical narrative, both sides claiming they to be a manifestation of Bulgarian national consciousness or respectively loyalty of the rebels to Miloš Obrenović in a Serbian national historiography. He claims, by conceptualizing the relationship of Obrenović to the rebellion not as the protagonist of any national idea, but as one political actor, acting in this concrete context, is possible to avoid a strictly nationalist views. A lot of sources related to the activity of Prince Miloš, shows his interaction and cooperation with the Ottoman authorities, in order to restrain this revolt. For more see: Revolutions in the Balkans, Revolts and Uprisings in the Era of Nationalism (1804-1908), Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, pp. 27-28. and Südosteuropäische Hefte, 3 (2014) 1, pp. 163-166.

Rebellion and suppression

The rebellion was led by Miloje Jovanović and Nikoča Srndaković Srndak. It was rapid, large and forceful, relatively unexpected by the Ottomans with initial combat successes. Ali Riza, a special commissioner sent to negotiate with the rebels, in a report sent to Istanbul, referred to ''the Bulgarians who dared intending to achieve supposed independence like that of the Serbs''.Игор Дамянов. „Нишкото въстание през 1841 година и европейската дипломация“. второ издание, издателство „Труд“, 2005, , Увод. During the rebellion, the Ottomans burnt down 225 villages.

Aftermath

After the suppression of the rebellion, protests against Ottoman rule continued until September 1842.Sandra Halperin, War and Social Change in Modern Europe: The Great Transformation Revisited, 2004, Cambridge University Press, , p. 345. Around 10,000 people fled to the

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and the Ottoman government appealed for their return. As a result,

Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia Prince Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Обреновић I, Miloš Obrenović I; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Теодоровић; ), also known as Miloš the ...

took a hand in arranging it.

Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui (; November 21, 1798 – January 28, 1854) was a French economist. His most important contributions were made in labour economics, economic history and especially the history of economic thought, in which field his 1837 t ...

wrote ''Voyage en Bulgarie'' (''Voyage in Bulgaria''), a report of a mission given by French authorities to investigate the real causes of the Niš revolt.E. D. Tanır, “The mid-nineteenth century Ottoman Bulgaria from the viewpoints of the French travelers,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.

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* * * * * * * * *Недељковић, С. "Учешће Арбанаса у гушењу Нишке буне 1841. године. У: С. Недељковић (Прир.)." Устанци и побуне Срба у Турској у XIX векуповодом 170. година од избијања Нишке буне (2012): 7-24. *Tanzimat ve Sosyal Direnişler Niş İsyanı Üzerine Ayrıntılı Bir İnceleme (1841) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nis Rebellion History of Niš Vranje Pirot District Toplica District 1841 in the Ottoman Empire 1840s in Serbia Serb rebellions against the Ottoman Empire Bulgarian rebellions Conflicts in 1841 19th-century rebellions April 1841 events