First Serbian Insurrection - 1804-1813
An immediate cause for insurrection was so-called "slaughter of princes", marking a climax of lawlessness in Serbia (Belgrade eyalet). The elected leader of insurrection Đorđe Petrović Karađorđe did not attack the Turks directly before the battle of Ivankovac (1805). Prior to that the insurrectors were fighting for establishment of law and order. Along with a number of victories against the Turks (Ivankovac, Mišar, Deligrad, Štubik...) the insurrectors began to establish the organization of power, i.e., the renovation of Serbian government. Apart from National Assembly, the Council (Sovjet) was organized as an executive instrument with Ministries ( popečiteljstvo ). The work on improvement of people's education has also been undertaken.