Islam in Austria-Hungary

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Abstract

During the First World War, mobilizing Muslim soldiers and Islamic institutions became an important international concern for Austria-Hungary. This article looks at how the Habsburg Monarchy tried to regulate Muslim populations in Bosnia-Herzegovina after 1878 before considering a series of wartime Austro-Hungarian measures aimed at incorporating Muslim subjects.These ranged from recognizing Islam as a state religion to conscripting Muslim soldiers to fight on behalf of the Ottoman, Habsburg, and German empires.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalChemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 6 2019

Keywords

  • Austria-Hungary
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Islam
  • Ottoman Empire
  • mobilization

Disciplines

  • History

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