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Dr. '''Safvet-beg Bašagić''', (], ] - ], ]), also known as Mirza Safvet, is considered the father of ], and one of ]'s most cherished poets at the turn of the 20th century. He was a founder of the cultural society and magazine ], and elected President of the Bosnian ''Sabor'' in ].
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Ibrahim-beg Bašagić (father)
Lutfullah-beg "Bašaga" Redžepašić (grandfather)
Almashanuma Čengić (mother)
Dedaga Čengić (maternal grandfather)
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Dr. '''Safvet-beg Bašagić''' (6 May 1870 – 9 April 1934), also known as '''Mirza Safvet''', was a ] writer who is often described by Bosniak historians as the "father of Bosnian Renaissance", and one of the most renowned poets of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the turn of the 20th century. Bašagić co-founded the political journal '']'' and was a founder of the cultural society and magazine '']'', and was elected President of the ] in 1910. He is also well known for his oeuvre which exceeds seven hundred biographies he compiled over decades.


==Life==
He is also well known for his lexicon that exceeded seven hundred biographies that he compiled over decades.
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A ], he was born in ] to a long line of nobles on 6 May 1870.<ref name="Jugoslovenski književni leksikon">{{cite book |author=Aleksa Mikić |editor = Živan Milisavac |date=1971 |title=Jugoslovenski književni leksikon |trans-title=Yugoslav Literary Lexicon |publisher=] |language=sh |location= ] (], ]) |page=30 }}</ref> His maternal grandfather was {{ill|Dedaga Čengić|bs}}, himself the son of ''agha'' ] (1780–1840). He finished his primary schooling in ], ], and ]. He received his doctorate at the ], where he studied ] and ] languages.


Bašagić was installed as the first parliamentary president of the Muslim National organization in 1908.<ref name="ZulfikarpašićDjilas1998">{{cite book|author1=Adil Zulfikarpašić|author2=Milovan Djilas|author3=Nadežda Gaće|title=The Bosniak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hUneqCTh2YIC&pg=PA89|year=1998|publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers|isbn=978-1-85065-339-4|pages=89–}}</ref> He taught Oriental languages at the ] and was an associate of ].
He was born in ] and educated in ]. He taught Oriental languages at the ] and was an associate of ]. Bašagić was curator of the ] from ] to ]. Bašagić is buried in the harem of Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque in ], the city where he died.


As president of the ], Bašagić advocated either a unification of Bosnia and Herzegovina with ]{{sfn|Kamberović |2009|p=21}} or autonomy.{{sfn|Purivatra|1974|p=18}}{{verification needed|date=June 2024}}
He declared himself as ] ().


Bašagić was curator of the Archeological Museum in Sarajevo from 1919 to 1927.
== Bibliography ==


Bašagić died in 1934 in Sarajevo and is buried in the cemetery of ].
*''Trofanda iz hercegovačke dubrave,'' 1894
*''Kratka uputa u prošlost Bosne i Herceegovine (1463-1850),'' 1900
*''Abdullah-Paša,'' 1900
*''Pod ozijom ili krvava nagrada,'' 1905
*''Misli i čuvstva,'' 1905
*''Gazi Husref-beg,'' 1907
*''Uzgredne bilješke I,'' 1907
*''Najstariji ferman begova Čengića,'' 1907
*''Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti I,'' 1912
*''Izabrane pjesme,'' 1913
*''Opis orijentalnih rukopisa moje biblioteke,'' 1917
*''Nizamul-Alem,'' translation, 1919
*''Najstarija turska vijest o Kosovkom boju,'' 1924
*''Mevlud, 1924''
*''Omer Čayam: Rubaije,'' translation, 1928
*''Znameniti Hrvati, Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u Turskoj carevini,'' 1931


==Works==
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The Bašagić collection of Islamic manuscripts and old books, which can be found in the holdings of the ], was inscribed on ]'s ] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title= Basagic Collection of Islamic Manuscripts |url= http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23165&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130416013341/http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23165&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2013-04-16 |date= 2008-05-15 |publisher= UNESCO Memory of the World Programme |access-date= 2009-12-14 }}</ref> Part of this collection is available on-line from the ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/search/gallery?ql=eng&co=380|title = Search Results - World Digital Library}}</ref> and ].<ref name="digitalna_kniznica_info">{{Cite web|url=http://digitalna.kniznica.info/s/5P8Ce1LKlB|title = UKB}}</ref>
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===Bašagić collection of Islamic manuscripts===
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Safvet-beg Bašagić - a collector, literary, journalist, poet, translator, professor, bibliographer, curator of a museum, and politician - a Bosnian intellectual, who preserved in his works and collections an image of Bosnian literature and Muslim literary heritage. His collection of Islamic manuscripts and prints comprises Arabic, Persian, and Turkish works and rare Serbian and Croatian texts written in Arabic script. Bašagić's collection contains, at the same time, unique manuscripts and essential works of medieval Islamic scholarly literature and ], spanning the interval from the 12th to the 19th century, and prints from two centuries, starting from 1729. The 284 manuscript volumes and 365 printed volumes portray the more than a thousand-year-long development of Islamic civilization from its commencement to the beginning of the 20th century. The authorship and language aspect of the collection represents a bridge between different cultures and a certain overlap thereof. The very history of the journey of Bašagić's collection of Islamic manuscripts and prints was dramatic and its termination was almost unbelievable. Bašagić tried to deposit the collection in a more secure place than the Balkan region of his time. In the turmoil of the turbulent development of Balkan nations in the 19th and 20th centuries, his valuable collection eventually found its haven of rest in the funds of the ].The University Library in Bratislava makes considerable provisions for the protection of Bašagić's collection documents that are adequate to their worth and value. The entire collection has been professionally examined by ] and ] scholars and is carefully stored and used for scientific purposes. To adequately protect the original documents and ensure their preservation for future generations, while also enabling access for both scholarly and general audiences, the Library has decided to digitize the collection and publish it in an electronic format. Many items from the collection are already available online..<ref name="digitalna_kniznica_info" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://retrobib.ulib.sk/Basagic/frames.htm|title=Bašagić's Collection of Islamic Manuscripts in the University Library in Bratislava}}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
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*''Trofanda iz hercegovačke dubrave'' (1894)
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*''Kratka uputa u prošlost Bosne i Hercegovine (1463-1850)'' (1900)
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*''Abdullah-paša'' (1900)
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*''Pod ozijom ili krvava nagrada'' (1905)
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*''Misli i čuvstva'' (1905)
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*''Gazi Husrev-beg'' (1907)
*''Uzgredne bilješke I'' (1907)
*''Najstariji ferman begova Čengića'' (1907)
*''Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti I'' (''] and Herzegovinians in Islamic literature'') (1912)
*''Izabrane pjesme'' (1913)
*''Opis orijentalnih rukopisa moje biblioteke'' (1917)
*''Nizamul-Alem'' (translation, 1919)
*''Najstarija turska vijest o Kosovkom boju'' (1924)
*''Mevlud'' (1924)
*''Omer Hajjam: Rubaije'' (translation, 1928)
*''Znameniti Hrvati - Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u Turskoj carevini'' (''Illustrious Croats - Bosnians and Herzegovinians in the Ottoman empire'') (1931)

==References==
;Citations
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;Bibliography
*{{Cite book|title=Mehmed Spaho (1883-1939): Politička biografija |last=Kamberović |first=Husnija |publisher=Vijeće Kongresa bošnjačkih intelektualaca |year=2009 |isbn=9789958471094 }}
* {{cite book | title = Jugoslavenska muslimanska organizacija u političkom životu Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca | first = Atif | last = Purivatra | location = Sarajevo | publisher = Svjetlost | year = 1974 | oclc = 2458323 }}

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Safvet-beg Bašagić}}

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Safvet-beg Bašagić
BornSafvet Bašagić
(1870-05-06)6 May 1870
Nevesinje, Bosnia Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died9 April 1934(1934-04-09) (aged 63)
Sarajevo, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Resting placeGazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo
Pen nameMirza Safvet
OccupationWriter
LanguageBosnian
NationalityBosniak
CitizenshipOttoman, Austro-Hungarian, Yugoslav
EducationUniversity of Vienna
Relatives

Ibrahim-beg Bašagić (father) Lutfullah-beg "Bašaga" Redžepašić (grandfather) Almashanuma Čengić (mother) Dedaga Čengić (maternal grandfather) Smail-aga Čengić (maternal great-grandfather)

Dr. Safvet-beg Bašagić (6 May 1870 – 9 April 1934), also known as Mirza Safvet, was a Bosnian writer who is often described by Bosniak historians as the "father of Bosnian Renaissance", and one of the most renowned poets of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the turn of the 20th century. Bašagić co-founded the political journal Behar and was a founder of the cultural society and magazine Gajret, and was elected President of the Bosnian council in 1910. He is also well known for his oeuvre which exceeds seven hundred biographies he compiled over decades.

Life

Tomb of Safvet-beg Bašagić in Sarajevo

A Bosniak Muslim, he was born in Nevesinje to a long line of nobles on 6 May 1870. His maternal grandfather was Dedaga Čengić [bs], himself the son of agha Smail-aga Čengić (1780–1840). He finished his primary schooling in Konjic, Mostar, and Sarajevo. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna, where he studied Arabic and Persian languages.

Bašagić was installed as the first parliamentary president of the Muslim National organization in 1908. He taught Oriental languages at the University of Zagreb and was an associate of Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević.

As president of the Diet of Bosnia, Bašagić advocated either a unification of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia or autonomy.

Bašagić was curator of the Archeological Museum in Sarajevo from 1919 to 1927.

Bašagić died in 1934 in Sarajevo and is buried in the cemetery of Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque.

Works

The Bašagić collection of Islamic manuscripts and old books, which can be found in the holdings of the University Library in Bratislava, was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 1997. Part of this collection is available on-line from the World Digital Library and Digital Library of the University Library in Bratislava.

Bašagić collection of Islamic manuscripts

Bašagić in an Ottoman military uniform.

Safvet-beg Bašagić - a collector, literary, journalist, poet, translator, professor, bibliographer, curator of a museum, and politician - a Bosnian intellectual, who preserved in his works and collections an image of Bosnian literature and Muslim literary heritage. His collection of Islamic manuscripts and prints comprises Arabic, Persian, and Turkish works and rare Serbian and Croatian texts written in Arabic script. Bašagić's collection contains, at the same time, unique manuscripts and essential works of medieval Islamic scholarly literature and belles-lettres, spanning the interval from the 12th to the 19th century, and prints from two centuries, starting from 1729. The 284 manuscript volumes and 365 printed volumes portray the more than a thousand-year-long development of Islamic civilization from its commencement to the beginning of the 20th century. The authorship and language aspect of the collection represents a bridge between different cultures and a certain overlap thereof. The very history of the journey of Bašagić's collection of Islamic manuscripts and prints was dramatic and its termination was almost unbelievable. Bašagić tried to deposit the collection in a more secure place than the Balkan region of his time. In the turmoil of the turbulent development of Balkan nations in the 19th and 20th centuries, his valuable collection eventually found its haven of rest in the funds of the University Library, Bratislava.The University Library in Bratislava makes considerable provisions for the protection of Bašagić's collection documents that are adequate to their worth and value. The entire collection has been professionally examined by Czech and Slovak scholars and is carefully stored and used for scientific purposes. To adequately protect the original documents and ensure their preservation for future generations, while also enabling access for both scholarly and general audiences, the Library has decided to digitize the collection and publish it in an electronic format. Many items from the collection are already available online..

Bibliography

  • Trofanda iz hercegovačke dubrave (1894)
  • Kratka uputa u prošlost Bosne i Hercegovine (1463-1850) (1900)
  • Abdullah-paša (1900)
  • Pod ozijom ili krvava nagrada (1905)
  • Misli i čuvstva (1905)
  • Gazi Husrev-beg (1907)
  • Uzgredne bilješke I (1907)
  • Najstariji ferman begova Čengića (1907)
  • Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti I (Bosnians and Herzegovinians in Islamic literature) (1912)
  • Izabrane pjesme (1913)
  • Opis orijentalnih rukopisa moje biblioteke (1917)
  • Nizamul-Alem (translation, 1919)
  • Najstarija turska vijest o Kosovkom boju (1924)
  • Mevlud (1924)
  • Omer Hajjam: Rubaije (translation, 1928)
  • Znameniti Hrvati - Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u Turskoj carevini (Illustrious Croats - Bosnians and Herzegovinians in the Ottoman empire) (1931)

References

Citations
  1. Aleksa Mikić (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 30.
  2. Adil Zulfikarpašić; Milovan Djilas; Nadežda Gaće (1998). The Bosniak. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-1-85065-339-4.
  3. Kamberović 2009, p. 21.
  4. Purivatra 1974, p. 18.
  5. "Basagic Collection of Islamic Manuscripts". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 2008-05-15. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  6. "Search Results - World Digital Library".
  7. ^ "UKB".
  8. "Bašagić's Collection of Islamic Manuscripts in the University Library in Bratislava".
Bibliography
  • Kamberović, Husnija (2009). Mehmed Spaho (1883-1939): Politička biografija. Vijeće Kongresa bošnjačkih intelektualaca. ISBN 9789958471094.
  • Purivatra, Atif (1974). Jugoslavenska muslimanska organizacija u političkom životu Kraljevine Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca. Sarajevo: Svjetlost. OCLC 2458323.

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