Captaincy (Ottoman)
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The captaincy was a military–administrative unit within the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman captaincy was a sub-division within a sanjak and existed exclusively in the territory of th
The Maglaj fortress, seat of the Maglaj kapetanija
Kristian Kreković's painting of Husein Gradaščević. Often called "Husein-kapetan"
Husein Gradaščević
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Husein Gradaščević, also known as Zmaj od Bosne, was an Ottoman Bosnian military commander who led an uprising against the Tanzimat, a system of political reforms with aim to modernise the Ottoman Emp
Captaincy (Ottoman)
…reforms, but leading captaincy families continued to play an important role in Bosnian politics, most notably in the Bosnian uprising led by captain Husein Gradaščević. The Serbo-Croatian word kapetan is part of a wider South Slavic and European family of terms for "captain". It is generally derived from international…
Husein Gradaščević
Birth house of Husein Gradaščević.
Gradačac Castle. The administrative headquarters of the Gradačac captains.