Muhamed Hadžijamaković (1814 or 1815 – 25 August 1878) was one of the

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leaders striving for the

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autonomy within the

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in the 1860s and 1870s.

Early life and family

Hadžijamaković was born in

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into a family of

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descendants. His father's name was Mehmed, but his mother's name is not known. Hadžijamaković had a brother named Sejf-aga and two sisters named Nesiba and Hasiba. He married twice; the first marriage produced two daughters, Umihana and Fatima. The second marriage produced three sons and a daughter.

Austro-Hungarian Empire

He ardently opposed the Austro-Hungarian occupation of the Bosnia Vilayet in 1878 and eventually became one of the main organizers of the armed resistance in Sarajevo to the invading

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. He requested the Ottoman Sultan

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for support which never arrived. He was eventually captured and executed by the Austro-Hungarians.

Works

Hadžijamaković wrote a biography of poet Abdulvehab Ilhamija entitled ''Ilhamija: Život i djelo'' (''Ilhamija: Life and Work'').

References

1810s births 1878 deaths Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Politicians from the Ottoman Empire Politicians from Austria-Hungary Writers from Austria-Hungary {{BosniaHerzegovina-politician-stub