Jakov wished to unite Grahovo with Montenegro and declines to pay any Harac to the Ottomans.
Along with a few other Tribal Leaders they head to Cetinje to Petar I Petrovic-Njegos under the name of Grahovo to unite it with Montenegro.
[2] The Ottomans gathered 7 nobles to launch an attack on Grahovo from the local Muslim towns, with Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović.
[3] Smail Aga Čengić and Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović launched their armies towards Grahovo in August 1836, at the head of the defense were Joko Petrović, brother of Njegoš.
[5] As tensions rose, The Vladika launched a decree ordering Jakov as Prince of Grahovo, "Ја Владика Петар, Митрополит Црногорски, постављам за Граховског војводу Јакова Перова Даковића-Вујачића".