Isak-Beg
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Ishak Bey or Isak-Beg was the second ruler of Bosansko Krajište
(a part of Bosnia
and Herzegovina
that was on the border of the Ottoman Empire
, but not under its firm control in period between 1392 and 1463) from 1414 to 1439. According to some sources he was a member of Hranušić family, released slave and adopted son of Pasha Yiğit Bey. That is disputed with opinion that Pasha Yigit-Beg was indeed a biological father of Isak-Beg.
Ishak was appointed ruler by Porte when Foča
, Čajniče
, Pljevlja
and Nevesinje
were the only towns in Bosnia controlled by the Ottoman Empire, and Bosnia was not established as a sanjak
of the Empire. In that period Foča was the center of Bosansko Krajište and the foothold for further Ottoman expansion in Bosnia, Dalmatia
and Slavonia
.
In 1418 Ishak Bey captured Priboj
, a town first mentioned in written documents on this occasion. In November 1443 he commanded one of Ottoman armies during the Battle of Niš which ended with Ottoman defeat.
Sultan
appointed Himmetizade Nesuh Bey to be new ruler of Bosansko Krajište
in period between 1439 and 1454 when Isa-Beg Isaković
, Ishak Bey's son and ruler of Skopsko Krajište took over control over Bosansko Krajište
also for period 1454—1463. His grandson Gazi Mehmed Bey Isaković was sanjak-bey
of Bosnian Sanjak
in period 1484–1485.
He built the Ishak Bey Mosque in Skopje
, where his tomb is also located.
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Ishak Bey Turakhan Beg
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Isa-Beg Isaković
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Mehmed | Ali Bey | |
Mehmed Bey Hasan Bey Idris Bey
Bosansko Krajište
Bosansko Krajište is name for interim borderland administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire established on the part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period between 1392 and 1463 when this territory was on the border of the Ottoman Empire, but not under its firm control...
(a part of Bosnia
Bosnia (region)
Bosnia is a eponomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders. The other eponomous region, the southern, other half of the country is...
and Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
that was on the border of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, but not under its firm control in period between 1392 and 1463) from 1414 to 1439. According to some sources he was a member of Hranušić family, released slave and adopted son of Pasha Yiğit Bey. That is disputed with opinion that Pasha Yigit-Beg was indeed a biological father of Isak-Beg.
Ishak was appointed ruler by Porte when Foča
Foca
Foča is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river, in the Foča Region of the Republika Srpska entity.-Early history:...
, Čajniče
Cajnice
Čajniče is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-1971:11.602 total* Muslims - 6.065 * Serbs - 5.353 * Croats - 29 * Yugoslavs - 14 * others - 141...
, Pljevlja
Pljevlja
Pljevlja is a town and municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The city lies at an altitude of...
and Nevesinje
Nevesinje
Nevesinje is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in eastern Herzegovina between Mostar and Gacko. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity.-Geography:...
were the only towns in Bosnia controlled by the Ottoman Empire, and Bosnia was not established as a sanjak
Sanjak
Sanjaks were administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire. Sanjak, and the variant spellings sandjak, sanjaq, and sinjaq, are English transliterations of the Turkish word sancak, meaning district, banner, or flag...
of the Empire. In that period Foča was the center of Bosansko Krajište and the foothold for further Ottoman expansion in Bosnia, Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
and Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
.
In 1418 Ishak Bey captured Priboj
Priboj
Priboj is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia at 43.59° North, 19.54° East. In 2011, the town has a total population of 14,015, while population of the municipality is 27,127.- History :...
, a town first mentioned in written documents on this occasion. In November 1443 he commanded one of Ottoman armies during the Battle of Niš which ended with Ottoman defeat.
Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
appointed Himmetizade Nesuh Bey to be new ruler of Bosansko Krajište
Bosansko Krajište
Bosansko Krajište is name for interim borderland administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire established on the part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period between 1392 and 1463 when this territory was on the border of the Ottoman Empire, but not under its firm control...
in period between 1439 and 1454 when Isa-Beg Isaković
Isa-Beg Isakovic
Isa-Beg Ishaković, or Isa-Beg Isaković, 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...
, Ishak Bey's son and ruler of Skopsko Krajište took over control over Bosansko Krajište
Bosansko Krajište
Bosansko Krajište is name for interim borderland administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire established on the part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period between 1392 and 1463 when this territory was on the border of the Ottoman Empire, but not under its firm control...
also for period 1454—1463. His grandson Gazi Mehmed Bey Isaković was sanjak-bey
Sanjak-bey
Sanjak-bey, Sanjaq-bey or -beg was the Turkish title of the Bey in military and administrative command of a sanjak , answerable to a Wāli or other provincial governor. In a few cases the Sanjak-Bey was himself a governor directly answering to Istanbul....
of Bosnian Sanjak
Bosnian Sanjak
Bosnian Sanjak was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire established in 1463 when Bosansko Krajište was transformed to sanjak and Isa-Beg Isaković was appointed its first sanjakbey.List of sanjakbeys of Bosnian Sanjak is the following:...
in period 1484–1485.
He built the Ishak Bey Mosque in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, where his tomb is also located.
Family tree
Pasha Yiğit Bey|
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Ishak Bey Turakhan Beg
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Isa-Beg Isaković
Isa-Beg Isakovic
Isa-Beg Ishaković, or Isa-Beg Isaković, 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...
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Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey
Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey was an Ottoman general and governor. The son of the famed Turahan Bey, he was active chiefly in southern Greece: he fought in the Morea against both the Byzantines in the 1440s and 1450s and against the Venetians in the 1460s, while in 1456, he conquered the Latin Duchy of...
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Mehmed | Ali Bey | |
Mehmed Bey Hasan Bey Idris Bey