There were several notable noble families of
Ottoman Bosnia
The Ottoman Empire era of rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina (first as a ''sanjak'', then as an ''eyalet'') and Herzegovina (also as a ''sanjak'', then ''eyalet'') lasted from 1463/1482 to 1878 ''de facto'', and until 1908 ''de jure''.
Ottoman ...
, many of which have living descendants today and are predominantly
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
. These families are commonly called ''begovske porodice'' ("
bey
Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
families") and most were of
Islamized
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Slavic,
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
origin, while some were of
Turkic origin. The descendants of these families are recorded in numerous anthropological studies and have held important public offices.
*Alajbegović family was a notable family in
Bihać
Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
. Members of their family held titles “bey” and were notable lawyers and judges who have studied around the world, from
Vienna
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and
Paris
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to
Algeria
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Mehmed Alajbegović
Mehmed Alajbegović (7 May 1906 – 7 June 1947) was a Bosnian Muslim politician, lawyer and a government minister of the Independent State of Croatia, an Axis puppet state. He was executed for war crimes by Yugoslav authorities following the ...
was a judge and later a minister of foreign affairs, whilst his father and grandfather were both mayors of Bihać. They had ties to the
House of Habsburg
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and were connected to the Biščević family through the wedding of their son to Aziza Bišćević.'
*Avdić. family is a notable family in
Herzegovina
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. Their ancestor Avdija Avdić was the builder of the famous Avdić mosque (Avdića džamija) in
Plana in 1617. Allegedly the Avdić family originated from the Serb-Montenegrin Krivokapić family branch of the Kresojević clan. A prominent member was Avdo Krivokapić. The Akkanat family who settled in Karamürsel/Turkey after
1877-78 Russo-Turkish War originate from the Avdić family.
*Ajanović family is a notable family from
Tešanj
Tešanj ( sr-cyrl, Тешањ) is a town and municipality located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 43,063 inhabitants, while the town o ...
which arose from the class of
ayans as semi-autonomus secular dignitaries.
*Agačević. The most notable family in
Travnik (along with Begovac) at the turn of the 19th century.
*Badanjković. Captains of
Bosanska Krupa
Bosanska Krupa ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крупа) is a municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants.
It i ...
until early 18th century.
Croat
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...
origin.
*Bećirović family. Settled in
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...
surroundings since the 16th century and became governors of the Zvornik Sandzak.
*Begovac family. Most notable family (along with Agačević) of Travnik at the turn of the 19th century.
*Beširović family.
Ostrožac. They are supposedly of
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
n origin according to tradition. The most notable member was Osman-aga Beširović ( 1690–1727).
*Bičakčić family.
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
.
* Biščević family. Bihać. They were the most notable and richest family in Bihać. Mehmed beg Biščević was the captain of Bihać (position assumed in 1824) and held the title of
pasha
Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...
, one of the highest titles in the
Ottoman Empire
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. Their ties were not only strong with the Ottomans, but later on also with the family of
Franz Joseph
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, Emperor of Austria, as one of his sons was an adviser on the Habsburg royal court. Their numerous properties were confiscated after
WW2
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. His daughter Aziza married into the Alajbegović family in Bihać.
*Boljanić family. Orignated in the village
Boljanići (old name was Bolehnići) near Pljevlja. The most notable member was
Hüseyin Pasha Boljanić (d. 1595).
*Bukovac family.
*
Čengić family The Čengić family ( sh, Čengići) was a noble Ottoman Bosnian family of Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman origin that produced several notable lords in the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.
Origins
The family is of ethnic Turkoman (ethnonym), ...
, produced several beys. Allegedly of Turkic origin, the family's most notable member was
Smail-aga Čengić (1780–1840).
*Ćerić family.
*Ćerimović family.
*Čurčić family. Sarajevo.
*Đumišić family.
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...
.
*Fidahić family. Captains of
Zvornik
Zvornik ( sr-cyrl, Зворник, ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Republika Srpska, on the left bank of the Drina river. In 2013, it had a population of 58,856 inhabitants.
The town of Mali Zvornik ("Little Zvornik") lies ...
.
*Filipović family.
*Gazibegović family. Gornja Orahovica
*Glođa family. Sarajevo.
*Gradaščević family.
Gradačac
Gradačac ( sr-cyrl, Градачац, ) is a city located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, roughly south of ...
. The progenitor was captain
Osman Gradaščević
Osman Gradaščević ( 1765–1812) or Captain Osman (''Osman-kapetan'') was an Ottoman Bosnian captain of the military captaincy of Gradačac, which he was in control of since 1765. During his rule he was one of the most powerful and richest c ...
(d. 1812).
*Habul family.
Bileća
Bileća ( sr-cyrl, Билећа) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,476 inhabitants, while the municipality has 10,807 inhabitants.
History
...
. The family moved primarily to the surroundings of Tuzla and
Derventa
Derventa ( sr-cyrl, Дервента) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj. As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while ...
during 1943. Refika, the last member born in Bileća, married into the Vugdalić family.
*Hadžalić. Captains of
Ljubuški
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between 1705 and 1814.
*Hadži-Agić.
*Hafizadić family. Travnik.
*Hasanpašić family
*
Hrabren family. Active in the
Stolac
Stolac is an ancient city located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the region of Herzegovina. Stolac is one of the oldest cities in Bosnia and Herzego ...
''nahiya'' until the mid-17th century. They were famous Christian
Vlach
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''
sipahi
''Sipahi'' ( ota, سپاهی, translit=sipâhi, label=Persian, ) were professional cavalrymen deployed by the Seljuk dynasty, Seljuks, and later the Ottoman Empire, including the land grant-holding (''timar'') provincial ''Timariots, timarli s ...
''.
*Ibrahimbegović. Gradačac.
*Ibrahimpašić. Travnik.
*Ibrahimpašić.
Bosanska Krajina
Bosanska Krajina ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крајина, ) is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is enclosed by a number of rivers, namely the Sava (north), Glina (northwest), Vrbanja and Vrba ...
. The progenitor was Ibrahim-pasha, who 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 Pro ...
Murat-beg of Anadol (
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
).
*Imaretlija family. Sarajevo.
*Isabegović family, Isajbegović family.
*Jahjapašić family.
*Karabegović family. Prominent members were Husein-beg Karabegović, Ahmed-beg Karabegović, Halim-beg Karabegović,
Srbin Avdo Karabegović Halidbegov and
Avdo Karabegović Hasanbegov. The clan originated from the Budim Do village, near what today is the
Zavala monastery in
Ravno
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. At the beginning of the 18th century, four brothers from the clan left the village and migrated northward, settling in
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...
, Bihać,
Mostar
Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina.
Mostar is sit ...
and
Modriča
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, respectively.
*Kasumagić family. Sarajevo. The most notable member was Kasim aga. The Kasumagić family produced a number of high-ranked officials in Sarajevo.
*Kapetanović family. Ljubuški.
*Kadić family (''Kadizade'').
Foča
Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18 ...
.
*
Kadić family 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 ...
. Golubić, Bosanska Krajina (now
Una-Sana Canton
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, near
Bihać
Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
). The progenitor was Jašar, who was the son of Crni ("Black") Muhamed-
aga
Aga or AGA may refer to:
Business
* Architectural Glass and Aluminum (AGA), a glazing contractor, established in 1970
* AGA (automobile), ''Autogen Gasaccumulator AG'', 1920s German car company
*AGA AB, ''Aktiebolaget Svenska Gasaccumulator'', a ...
of Anadol (
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
), 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 Pro ...
Murat-
beg of Anadol.
*Krupić family. Captains of
Bosanska Krupa
Bosanska Krupa ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крупа) is a municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants.
It i ...
after the early 18th century.
*Kulenović family. The most notable member was
Mehmed-beg Kulenović (1776–1806).
*Kulović family. Sarajevo. Allegedly served as
janissaries
A Janissary ( ota, یڭیچری, yeŋiçeri, , ) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and the first modern standing army in Europe. The corps was most likely established under sultan Orhan ( ...
.
*Lafić family (''Lafizade''). Sarajevo.
*Lakišić family. Old family of Mostar. They served as ''
dizdar {{for, people with the surname, Dizdar (surname)
Dizdar ( fa, دزدار, translit=dizdār; tr, dizdar, kale muhafızı) was the title given in the Ottoman Empire to a castle warden or fortress commander, appointed to manage troops and keep the f ...
'' (fortress commander) of Mostar.
According to one version, they hail from
Konya
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. The family claim that their relatives still live in Konya.
[
*Ljubović family (''Lubzade''). ]Nevesinje
Nevesinje ( sr-cyrl, Невесиње) is a town and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,162 inhabitants, while the municipality has 12,961 inhabitants.
Geograp ...
. A known member was Derviš-beg Ljubović who claimed Serbian origin.
*Mekić. Most notable family from Kolašin
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. They held the Tara captaincy for centuries, and had multiple fortresses and fortified towers ( Kula) in their hands.
*Opijač, were a branch of the Miloradović-Stjepanović noble family. They remained in Žitomislić
The Žitomislić Monastery ( sr, Манастир Житомислић, Manastir Žitomislić, ) is а Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Annunciation and located near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
Building
In 1566 the Ottoma ...
after the Ottoman conquest and converted to Islam taking Opijač as their collective surname. Today their descendants live in Dubrave near Stolac.
*Osmanbegović.
*Selimović family. Allegedly used to bear the surname Vujović hailing from Vranjska near Bileća.
*Sijerčić family Serb origin
*Sokolović family In the Ottoman period, in the 16th century, there was an influential Sokolović family in the Sanjak of Bosnia that had two branches, one that was Eastern Orthodox Christian and was dominant in the Serbian Orthodox Church, while the other became I ...
(''Sokolluzade''), produced several high-ranked officials. They originated from Serbian Orthodox Christians. The family's most notable member was Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha ( ota, صوقوللى محمد پاشا, Ṣoḳollu Meḥmed Pașa, tr, Sokollu Mehmet Paşa; ; ; 1506 – 11 October 1579) was an Ottoman statesman most notable for being the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Born in ...
, Grand Vizier
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(s. 1565–79).
*Sulejmanpašić-Skopljak family. According to family member, Omer-beg, the family allegedly descends from the lord of a medieval fort and adjacent settlement, Vesela Straža, near what is today Bugojno
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. In the Middle Ages, this area was known under the name Uskoplje. Omer-beg also claimed that his ancestor, who was a Serb, accepted Islam after the conquest of Bosnia and was given the name Ali Pasha.
*Resulbegović family. Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
origin
*Rizvanbegović family. Prominent nobility from Herzegovina of Serb origin. Most notable member was Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović
Ali Pasha Rizvanbegović (1783 – 20 March 1851; Turkish: Ali Paşa Rıdvanbegoviç) was a Herzegovinian Ottoman captain (administrator) of Stolac from 1813 to 1833 and the semi-independent ruler (vizier) of the Herzegovina Eyalet from 1833 t ...
.
*Šahinpašić family.
*Šerifović family. From Sarajevo.
*Šetka. From Herzegovina near Stolac
*Skorbović family.
*Šurković family.
*Svrzo family. From Sarajevo.
*Tanković family.
* Tuzlić family. Prominent Bosnian nobility from the region of Tuzla. The orignated from the Serbian nobleman Cvjetko Altomanović who governed Usora.
* Vugdalić family. Gračanica Gračanica () may refer to:
Places
Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town and municipality in Tuzla
*Gračanica (Bugojno), a village in Central Bosnia
*Gračanica, Gacko, a village in Republika Srpska
*Gračanica, Proz ...
.
*Zulfikarpašić family. Foča
Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18 ...
.
*Zlatanović family.
References
Sources
* Prof. Dr. Feridun Emecen, TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi
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, Turkish academic encyclopedia for Islamic studies, p. 524,525
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* Evlya Čelebi Seyahatname
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* Amir Isajbegović
Kuća onih što sade dud - rekonstrukcija
Zagreb 2022. ISBN 978-953-49425-0-5
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*Ottoman
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