Arts · XVIII century · Sarajevo
Mula Mustafa Bašeskija
1731 — 1809 · lived 78 years
18th-century chronicler, diarist, poet, calligrapher and educator. His book Ljetopis o Sarajevu ("Chronicle of Sarajevo"), in which he detailed his life and the lives of his family members, but also the urban life in Sarajevo and Bosnia & Herzegovina 1746 to 1804. This work is considered the most comprehensive work of this kind in the history of the country. Bašeskija gave back to the community by freely educating peasants, teaching them how to read and write, religion and law.
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