Born in the village of Studeno buche (now in northwestern Bulgaria), Dragan was the son of an Orthodox priest (hence patronymicPapazoglu and Popović, "son of the priest").[1] He was at first a mercenary (krdžalija) in the forces of Alija Gušanac (who served the Dahije), with whom he arrived in Serbia.[1] He then left Gušanac's forces and joined the Serbian Revolutionaries.[1]
He became a bimbaša (major) in Crna Reka.[1] Papazoglija often, as he had done before, crossed deep into Ottoman territory with a strong unit of cavalry and infantry and plundered rich Turks and killed tyrants.[1] During a cease-fire he crossed into Ottoman territory and brought great damage, according to which the Ottomans complained to Russia.[1]
Serbian supreme commander Karađorđe received an order by the Russians to issue penalties to any who cross into Ottoman territory.[1] Papazoglija, not respecting the order, took 300 cavalrymen and as many infantry and penetrated as far as the field of Sofia.[2] There he killed a Turk hero in a duel, for which he was celebrated.[2] He returned to Crna Reka with great plunder, and was a guest at Petar Džoda's, who at night during his sleep murdered him with an axe.[2] It is said that Hajduk-Veljko and Petar Dobrnjac were involved in the plot.[2]
Milićević, Milan (1888). Поменик знаменитих људи у српскога народа новијега доба (in Serbian). Srpska kraljevska štamparija. pp. 510–511.
Perović, Radoslav (1954). Прилози за историју првог српског устанка: необјављена грађа. Народна књ. pp. 38–39.
January 04, 2023
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