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Lies in the hearth of Serbia where, in early 19th century, Đorđe Petrović (1768-1817) built his own stronghold. He was the leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Turks, who dubbed him Karađorđe - Black Đorđe. He was a cattle merchant who fought against the Ottoman Empire, initially as an outlaw and then serving in the Austrian army during the Austro-Turkish war (he was decorated with a gold medal for courage). In early 1804, he was chosen to lead the first Serbian uprising against the Turks. He was the commander at the battle of Mišar (analysed at military academies worldwide) where Serbs won a crushing victory, and he liberated Belgrade in 1806. After the failure of the uprising in 1813, he left for Austria and Russia. On his return to Serbia in 1817, he was killed upon the orders of Serbian Prince Miloš Obrenović. He was the founder of the Karađorđević dynasty.