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Bosnian Muslims
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Bosniaks.
Austria-Hungary
The idea of continuity between the Bosnian Muslims and the Bosnian medieval period through the supposed conversion of the Bosnian Muslim nobility from Bogomilism was first put forth by Nicholas of Modruš, a papal legate, in the late 15th century. The idea survived in literary circles and was used by the forgers of the 16th and 17th centuries for the needs of certain upstart individuals. In the end, the idea was presented to the Bosnian Muslims. The literary work of the Bosnian Muslims lacks any tradition of identity with the medieval Bosnian period, indicating the discontinuity of Bosnian Muslim society with medieval Bosnian society.