▁occurred ▁between ▁the ▁First ▁( 1 8 0 4 – 1 3 ) ▁and ▁Second ▁( 1 8 1 5 – 1 7 ) ▁u pr is ings ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Revolution . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁U pr ising ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁t ensions ▁in ▁the ▁San jak ▁of ▁S med ere vo ▁(" Bel grade ▁P ash al uk ") ▁never theless ▁pers isted . ▁ ▁In ▁mid – Se ptember ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁veter an ▁Had ž i - Pro dan ▁( 1 7 6 0 – 1 8 2 5 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Po ž ega ▁nah ija . ▁He ▁knew ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁would ▁arrest ▁him , ▁so ▁he ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁to ▁resist ▁them ; ▁Mil o š ▁O br en ović , ▁another ▁veter an , ▁felt ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁not ▁right ▁for ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁assistance . ▁ ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁soon ▁failed ▁and ▁Had ž i - Pro dan ▁fled ▁to ▁Austria . ▁After ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁revol t , ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁inf lic ted ▁more ▁per sec ution ▁against ▁the ▁Ser bs , ▁including ▁higher ▁tax ation ▁and ▁forced ▁labour . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁Ser bs ▁had ▁several ▁meet ings ▁and ▁decided ▁upon ▁a ▁new ▁re bell ion , ▁the ▁Second ▁Ser bian ▁U pr ising .