Husein Gradaščević
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Husein Gradaščević (Husein-kapetan)[a] (31 August 1802 – 17 August 1834) was an Ottoman Bosnian military commander who led an uprising against the Tanzimat, modernising political reforms in the Ottoman Empire. Born into a Bosnian noble family, Gradaščević became the captain of Gradačac in the early 1820s, succeeding his relatives (among whom was his father) in the position. He grew up surrounded by a political climate of turmoil in the western reaches of the Ottoman Empire. With the Russo-Turkish war (1828–29), Gradaščević's importance rose; the Bosnian governor gave him the task of mobilizing an army between the Drina and Vrbas.
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Husein Gradaščević | |
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Nickname(s) | Dragon of Bosnia |
Born | (1802-08-31)31 August 1802 Gradačac, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 17 August 1834(1834-08-17) (aged 31) Golden Horn, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire (until 1831) Bosnia Eyalet (1831–1833) Ottoman Empire (since 1833) |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Battle of Kosovo (1831) Herzegovina campaign |
Children | Muhamed-beg Gradaščević Šefika Gradaščević |
By 1830, Gradaščević became the spokesman of all Ottoman captains in Bosnia and coordinated the defence in light of a possible Serbian invasion. Sparked by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II's reforms that abolished the Janissaries and weakened the privileges of the nobility, and the autonomy and territory granted to the Principality of Serbia, much of the Bosnian nobility united and revolted. Gradaščević was chosen as the leader and claimed the title of Vizier. This uprising, with goals of autonomy, lasted three years and included the termination of Ottoman loyals mainly in Herzegovina. Among notable accomplishments, Gradaščević led forces victorious against the Ottoman field marshal in Kosovo. The uprising failed, and all captaincies were abolished by 1835. Temporarily exiled to Austria, he negotiated his return with the Sultan and was allowed to enter all of the Ottoman Empire except Bosnia. He died under controversial circumstances in 1834 and was buried in the Eyüp Cemetery in Istanbul.
Gradaščević received the honorific "the Dragon of Bosnia" (Zmaj od Bosne), and is considered a Bosniak national hero.