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The history of Smederevo can be said to begin in antiquity, and traced back to the establishment of a Roman city in the same location in 1 A.D ("Vinceia"). However, its Serbian history began with Đurađ Branković, under whose 15th century reign the city became Serbia's capital, although only for the nine years until an Ottoman siege led to its seizure. The Smederevo fortress, which remains an important cultural monument, was also built in Đurađ Branković's reign. The city temporarily became the Serbian capital again in 1806, after the 'First Serbian Uprising' which began the Serbian Revolution, and is a strategically significant port today.