Jakub Szela
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Jakub Szela was a Polish leader of a peasant uprising against the gentry
in Galicia in 1846; directed against manorial property (for example, the manorial prisons) and rising against serfdom
; scores of manors were attacked and their inhabitants murdered. Galician, mainly Polish, peasants killed over 1000 noblemen and destroyed 474 manors in 1846.
He represented his village in an extended conflict with its unjust lord and was arrested and lashed several times. During the 1846 rebellion, instigated by Vienna, Szela became the leader of the Galician peasants, destroyed a number of manors, and killed, among others, the family of his lord. Szela tried to organize an all-Galician peasant uprising, with the main slogan of corvee
refusal. The rebellious villages were pacified by the Austrian Army. By contrast, Szela was interned and quietly given a medal and a freehold farm in Bukovina
as a reward for crushing the Nationalistic Nobles.
Galician slaughter
"The Galician Slaughter" also "The Peasant Uprising of 1846" or Szela uprising was a two month uprising of Polish peasants resulting inter alia in suppression of other - szlachta uprising and massacre of szlachta in Galicia in the Austrian partition in early 1846. The peasant uprising lasted from...
in Galicia in 1846; directed against manorial property (for example, the manorial prisons) and rising against serfdom
Serfdom
Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to Manorialism. It was a condition of bondage or modified slavery which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe and lasted to the mid-19th century...
; scores of manors were attacked and their inhabitants murdered. Galician, mainly Polish, peasants killed over 1000 noblemen and destroyed 474 manors in 1846.
He represented his village in an extended conflict with its unjust lord and was arrested and lashed several times. During the 1846 rebellion, instigated by Vienna, Szela became the leader of the Galician peasants, destroyed a number of manors, and killed, among others, the family of his lord. Szela tried to organize an all-Galician peasant uprising, with the main slogan of corvee
Corvée
Corvée is unfree labour, often unpaid, that is required of people of lower social standing and imposed on them by the state or a superior . The corvée was the earliest and most widespread form of taxation, which can be traced back to the beginning of civilization...
refusal. The rebellious villages were pacified by the Austrian Army. By contrast, Szela was interned and quietly given a medal and a freehold farm in Bukovina
Bukovina
Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
as a reward for crushing the Nationalistic Nobles.
Further reading
- History of Poland Aleksander Gieysztor. 1968
- T. Simons Jr. The Peasant Revolt of 1846 in Galicia. [in] Recent Polish Historiography