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Brief Introduction to the History of Bosnia and its modern-day Peoples
The earliest well-known inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina were the
The Roman province of
The Western Roman Empire fell approximately year 480, and the Illyrians in Bosnia enjoyed a brief period of relative independence cut short in the 7th century by the arrival of Slavic tribes (with mixed Iranian origin) settling the area which was under Byzantium at the time. The Illyrians, who had been under foreign rule for several centuries prior, lacked the necessary strength and organization to protect their culture and language from the invading Slavic tribes.
During the course of the following three centuries the Illyrians, in what would become Bosnia, were assimilated into Slavic customs and western south Slavic language was developed amongst them.
As a distinct political entity, the country of Bosnia presumably originated sometime during the early Dark Ages with the collapse of the traditional tribal social structure and advent of feudalism. The name Bosnia (Bosna) originates from the Illyrian word of Bosona which translates into running water, this name was presumably established by the Slav-influenced Illyrians who inhabited the lands surrounding the river Bosna, located in the Bosnian heartland.
This people would later come to be called, in old Bosnian language,
Being under constant persecution many of the
As Bosnia was occupied by the Ottomans, almost all of the Bogomil Bosnjani converted to Islam in a rapid speed. Also catholic and orthodox Bosnjani converted to a certain extent, but many stayed catholic or orthodox.
Importantly, The
As the Ottomans ruled Bosnia, the name "Bosnjanin" was transformed into "Bosnjak" (In
After 420 years of rule, the Ottomans lost control of Bosnia, and the Bosniaks lost a strong ally and protector. Bosnia was now an exposed country dominated by Muslim Bosniaks, whereas the Catholic and Orthodox Bosniaks were immediately incorporated into the Slavic neighbors of Catholic Croatia and Orthodox Serbia by fierce national campaign by respective church.
Eventually Orthodox Bosniaks began to go by the name of "Bosnian Serbs" and Catholic Bosniaks as "Bosnian Croats". The remaining Bosniaks, i.e. Muslim, became the target of discrimination during Yugoslavia as they were even denied to be designated as Bosniaks with the name subsequently abolished by the Serbs and Croats. In the early 90's, when Bosniaks, as well as Bosnian Croats, voted for Bosnian independence, Serb and Croat leaders
In the light of this, the
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- Hungary - Budapest
- Croatia - Hvar
- Austria - Innsbruck, Vienna
- Sweden - Stockholm
- Torino, Brescia
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