The
Serbian Revolution refers to the
national uprising and constitutional change in
Serbia taking place between 1804 and 1835, during which this territory evolved from an
Ottoman province into a rebel territory, a
constitutional monarchy and a modern
Serbia. The first part of the period, from 1804 to 1815, was marked by a violent struggle for independence from the
Ottoman Empire with two armed uprisings taking place, ending with a ceasefire. The later period (1815–1835) witnessed a peaceful consolidation of political power of the increasingly autonomous Serbia, culminating in the recognition of the right to hereditary rule by
Serbian princes in 1830 and 1833 and the territorial expansion of the young monarchy. The adoption of the first written
Constitution in 1835 abolished
feudalism and
serfdom, and made the country
suzerain. The term
Serbian Revolution was coined by a German academic historiographer,
Leopold von Ranke, in his book
Die Serbische Revolution, published in 1829. These events marked the foundation of
modern Serbia.