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https://doi.org/10.21857/ydkx2cvn39
Borderline land relations: the Dalmatian population and search for land along the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of the 19th century
Amila Kasumović
orcid.org/0000-0002-9463-0921
; Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
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Sažetak
The paper attempts to show the manner in which, over the past centuries, the populations of Dalmatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina used to cross the border that divided them in search for arable land and pastures for their cattle. Though the Ottoman authorities had mainly tolerated such occasional and temporary migrations until the 18th century, the situation began to change as of the beginning of that century. Nevertheless, in the 19th century, the Dalmatian population endeavoured to conclude arrangements with the Bosnian and Herzegovinian landowners with regard to land lease and cultivation. Based on the data available in the unpublished archival material from the funds of the State Government in Sarajevo and the Joint Ministry of Finance (the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina), it may be concluded that these arrangements began to be questioned after the Safer Order had been issued in 1859, but remained unchanged until the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Austro-Hungarian authorities had to deal with a considerable number of agrarian litigations, which included the Dalmatian population that did not wish to lose their previous status of tenants on a fixed annual fee, whilst the landowners intended to place them in the serf position instead. In addition, the State Government had to deal with the problem of mass land purchase in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Dalmatians, which lead to unrests among the local population and to an increase in the market price of land. The State Government furthermore considered organised settlement, or rather the colonisation of the Dalmatian population in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It however had to withdraw this plan after the reports had shown that there was not enough arable land available for the intended purpose.
Ključne riječi
Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dalmatia; Austria-Hungary; land relations; migrations
Hrčak ID:
325160
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.12.2024.
Posjeta: 79 *