Ethnicity Bosniak Role Political leader Name Muhamed Hadzijamakovic | Children 6 Spouse(s) Twice married Died 1878, Bosnia Vilayet | |
Born 1814 or 1815 Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire Cause of death executed by Austro-Hungarian troops | ||
Muhamed Hadžijamaković (1814 or 1815 – 25 August 1878) was one of the Bosnian Muslim leaders striving for the Bosnia Vilayet autonomy within the Ottoman Empire in the 1860s and 1870s.
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Early life and family
Hadžijamaković was born in Sarajevo into a family of Bosniak Janissary descendants. His fathers name was Mehmed, but his mothers name is not known. Hadžijamaković had a brother named Sejfaga and two sisters named Nesiba and Hasiba.
Her 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 Austro-Hungarian Army. 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).