The Kadić family ( sh, Kadići) is a family of
Ottoman Bosnian noble heritage (a "
bey family" or sh, begovska porodica) that historically possessed land in the
Bihać Municipality (a part of the historic
Bosanska Krajina),
especially in Golubić
and
Ripač. They were one of the 88 largest landowner families in Bosanska Krajina, who collectively owned 497 359 ''
dunum'' of land.
The family is likely of Turkic origin, descending from Jašar, who was the son of Crni ("Black") Muhamed-
aga, who in turn was the son or grandson of
Deli
Deli may refer to:
* Delicatessen, a shop selling specially prepared food, or food prepared by such a shop
* Sultanate of Deli, a former sultanate in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Places
* Deli, Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Pr ...
Murat-
beg of Anadol (
Anatolia).
The name of the family likely derives from ''
kadı
A ''kadi'' ( ar, قاضي '; tr, kadı) was an official in the Ottoman Empire. The term ''kadi'' refers to judges who preside over matters in accordance with Islamic law, but in the Ottoman Empire, the ''kadi'' also became a crucial part of the ...
,'' which refers to an Ottoman judge.
Deli Murat-beg achieved recognition during the occupation of
Bjelaj, which he received as an award by the
Sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
(allegedly for capturing a king).
He likely died around 1577 from battle-related wounds and the remains of his ''
türbe'' are still in Bjelaj.
He had three known sons or grandsons: Ibrahim-paša, Crni Muhamed-aga, and Hasan. Ibrahim-paša gained the title of ''
pasha'' for his military accomplishments in
Lika
Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by ...
and
Slavonia.
He was schooled by the
Sublime Porte and was later also the
sanjak-bey of the
Požega sanjak.
He also established the village of Ripač and erected a mosque there, called Ibrahim-paša's Mosque.
The influential
Ibrahimpašić family of Bosanska Krajina descends from Ibrahim-paša.
Not much is known about Crni Muhamed-aga, except that he was noted for his looks ("black moustached, with hawk-like eyes"), that he was a ''serhatlija'' or border soldier/frontiersman, and that he had three known sons: Jašar - from whom the Kadić of Golubić descend, Pašo and one whose name is unknown, but who was a ''
dizdar.''
Hasan had two known sons: Mujaga and one whose name is unknown, but who went by the nickname Dupan.
After the fall of
Austria-Hungary in 1918, nobility titles were no longer used in Bosnia. However, a large proportion of the land in and around Golubić and most of the mountain Bjelašnica is still owned by people bearing the surname of Kadić.
References
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Families from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Bosnian nobility
Bosnia and Herzegovina families
European noble families