The
Herzegovina Uprising of 1875–77 (, ) was an uprising led by ethnic
Serbs against the
Ottoman Empire, firstly and predominantly in
Herzegovina (hence its name), from where it spread into
Bosnia. It is the most significant of the rebellions against Ottoman rule in Herzegovina. The uprising was precipitated by the harsh treatment under the
beys and
aghas of the
Ottoman province (vilayet) of Bosnia — the reforms announced by the Turkish Sultan
Abdülmecid I, involving new rights for Christian subjects, a new basis for army conscription, and an end to the much-hated system of tax-farming, were either resisted or ignored by the powerful
Bosniak landowners. They frequently resorted to more repressive measures against their Christian subjects. The tax burden on Christian peasants constantly increased.