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John Lewis Burckhardt (1784 - 1817):
— “Bosniaks of Nubia – Kaladshy” —
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— “Bosniaks of Nubia – Kaladshy” —
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Qasr Ibrim is an archaeological site which the Ottomans occupied in the 16th century. To defend the territory, hundreds of Bosniak soldiers were left to protect the territory. The descendants of these soldiers live in this area even today, at the localities of Derr and Ibrim.
“Travels in Nubia” is a book which was written by John Lewis Burckhardt who was a Swiss traveller, geographer and orientalist. He wrote down the history of the Bosniaks in Nubia. Scroll down and read a few quotes!
“The descendants of such of the Bosnian soldiers as intermarried with the Gharbye and Djowabere tribes still occupy the territories assigned to their ancestors at Assouan, Ibrim, and Say; and they continue to enjoy immunity from taxes and contributions of every kind.
They call themselves Kaladshy, or the people of the castles, but are distinguished by the Nubians by the appellation of Osmanli (Turks). They have long forgotten their native language; but their features still denote a northern origin, and their skin is of a light brown colour,
while that of the Nubians is almost black. They are independent of the governors of Nubia, who are extremely jealous of them and are often at open war with them. They are governed by their own Agas, who still boast of the Firmauns that render them accountable only to the Sultan.”
”Some of the women who followed our friends to the ships had a strange skin color, light white eyes and curly red hair. There are numerous families in this area who claim that they are the descendants of Bosnian soldiers
who were stationed in Nubia during the conquests of Sultan Selim in 1517. They are extremely proud of their roots, and consider themselves beautiful.” – This is an excerpt from the book ”Back through Nubia” written by Amelie Ann Blandford Edwards back in 1891.
