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TheTican's rebellion (Serbian:Тицанова буна orTicanova buna) was a rebellion of theSyrmian peasants against feudal relations in society. The rebellion started in April 1807 on the estate ofRuma of earlKarlo Pejačević (who was also the prefect of Syrmia county) and estate ofIlok of earlOdescalchi. The reason for the rebellion was large increase of feudal tributes and dissatisfaction because of land regulation.
Tican's Rebellion included 15,000 Serb peasants from 45 villages and the center of the rebellion was in the village ofVoganj near Ruma. From this village, on April 3, the Syrmian rebels sent a proclamations about rebellion. The leaders of the rebellion wereTeodor Avramović Voganjac (localknez - the head of the village),Andrija Popović (teacher),Pantelija Ostojić andMarko Ognjanović. However, the rebellion was named afterTeodor Avramović Tican from village ofJazak, one of the leaders of the rebellion, who advocated uncompromised fight againstsipahi (feudal lords) and church oligarchy.
Teodor Avramović (nicknameTican, 1767 - 1810[1]) was a prince and leader of the rebellion in Srem.
He grew up in a poor peasant family in theSrem village ofJazak.[2] Because of his "quickness and agility" and small stature in his youth, he was nicknamedTican.[3] He was educated; he also finished the Germanschool inZemun. He was a soldier in the regiment of BaronJelačić for 17 years, and he took part in theNapoleonic Wars
The rebellion was suppressed on April 9 nearBingula, but its final end was on April 14. TheAustrian authorities used troops almost amounting to the strength of an army to fight the rebels. TheOrthodox priests led by metropolitanStefan Stratimirović also helped in suppression of the rebellion. After the rebellion was suppressed, the amnesty was proclaimed for most rebels except for Tican, who was sentenced to death by torture on the wheel.
However, because of theNapoleonic Wars and war betweenSerbs andOttomans inKarađorđe'sSerbia, the Austrian authorities were forced to be lenient towards peasant rebels inSyrmia andSlavonia from several rebellions during 1806–1808, thus, in 1810, the authorities forced feudal lords to stop excessive exploitation of their peasants. Memory about Tican, the leader of the rebellion, is kept alive in people's tradition until the present day.
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