Safvet-beg Bašagić, also known by the pseudonym Mirza Safvet, was a Bosnian Muslim writer. Described by historians as the "father of the Bosnian Renaissance", he was one of the most prominent poets of
The Diet of Bosnia and Herzegovina was a representative assembly with competence over the Austro-Hungarian Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The parliament established in 1910 had a certain legis
Safvet-beg Bašagić
…of the 20th century. Bašagić co-founded the political journal Behar and founded the cultural society Gajret. In 1910, he was elected president of the Bosnian council. He is also known for compiling over 700 biographies throughout his life. Bašagić was born on 6 May 1870 in Nevesinje into a Bosnian Muslim noble family…
Congress of Berlin in progress, painting by Anton von Werner