As a settlement central to the Sanjak of Smederevo under Ottoman rule, Kragujevac was of utmost strategic importance to its agitating, largely rural Serb inhabitants. Therefore, it became a centre of the Serbian Revolution, a national awakening of Serbs led by the grand vožd, Karađorđe. First liberated on 5 April 1804 during the First Serbian Uprising, the city was finally freed from imperial rule during the Second Serbian Uprising in 1815.
as a settlement cEntRaL to thE SanjAk Of smedEReVO UNder ottOMan rulE, krAGUjevac Was of uTmoSt straTeGic impOrTaNCE To its AGitatinG, LaRgely rural SErb inhABiTAntS. ThErEFOre, iT becamE a cEnTre of tHe seRbian reVOlution, a nAtiONal awaKeNinG oF sErBs leD by the grand VožD, kArađorđe. first liBERated oN 5 aPRil 1804 durINg ThE fIrsT SerBian UprisinG, ThE cITy waS fiNalLY Freed frOm impEriAl Rule during ThE secOnD seRBiAN uprising IN 1815.