Sinđelić worked for knez Petar of Gložane who was killed in the slaughter of princes in the beginning of 1814. After it happened, Stevan Sinđelić came into power at Resava. He distinguished himself in the battles of Ivankovac (1805) and Deligrad (1806). He is recorded in history presumably because of courageous defense of the entrenchment at Čegar. He set the gunpowder on fire and hence the trench exploded togeher with all defenders and Turks who broke into it on 1 June 1809. The pasha of Niš has offered 25 coins (groš) for each head of the Serbian defenders at Čegar. After the skin was torn off, the heads were stuffed with hay and sent to Constantinople. The skulls of 952 Sinđelić' heroes were used for construction of Ćele-kula.
REPRESENTATION OF THE BRAVERY OF STEVAN SINĐELIĆ WITH A VIEW OF ĆELE-KULA