2011-04-09

Isa-beg Isaković

Isa-Beg Isaković

Isa-Beg Ishaković, or Isa-Beg Isaković, (Turkish: İshakoğlu İsa Bey) was an Ottoman general and the first governor of the Ottoman Province of Bosnia. He ruled during the 1450s and 1460s. He made much of the initial conquests for the Turkish Empire in the region, and was one of the then Sultan's most trusted generals. He was succeeded by Gazi Husrev-beg.

Origin

There are two main theories about his Slavic origin. According to one group of historians, Isaković was Isak Hranić, brother of Stefan Vukčić Kosača who sent him to sultan Mehmed II as hostage and guarantee of his loyalty. After being adopted by Isak-beg (which name is origin of his last name Isaković) he was converted to Islam and had significant military and political career within Ottoman Empire. Second group of historians claim that he is member of notable family Pavlović, who ruled eastern Bosnia including medieval župa . He had three sons, Muhamed, Mehmed-Beg and Ali-Beg.

Life

As governor of the province of Bosnia, Isa-Beg assured its future prosperity. He founded Sarajevo in 1461 in the former Bosnian province of Vrhbosna. Between then and 1463 he built the core of the city's Old Town district, including a mosque, a closed marketplace, a public bath, a hostel, and the Governor's castle (Saray), which gave the city its present name. He is also responsible for establishing a number of other cities and towns in the region, perhaps most notably Novi Pazar, now in Serbia.

Isaković built many important buildings in Old Bazaar in Skopje in Skopje, like Cifte hammam, Kapan an, (dedicated to his father Isak-Beg, also known as Isaklija or Aladža), madressa and library (within Isak-Beg's Mosque, one of the first Islamic libraries in Europe ) and many other buildings that belonged to his endowment (vakuf).

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