Hajji Ahmed Asim-bey Mutevelić

Abstract

Ahmed Asim-bey Mutevelić (1824-1885) was the manager (mutaw- walli) of Gazi Husref-bey waqf from 1856 to the end of his life. Although in this period of time this institution suffered several damages either by fire or for some other reason, under the management of Ahmad Asim-bey it started flourishing. The buildings for the waqf hospital and the library were built, the minaret was erected, the muwaqqithane was founded etc. The valuable acquisitions of the waqf of that time were a building plot at Tešanj and several profitable buildings in Sarajevo.

Ahmad Asim-bey Mutevelić also wrote poetry in the Turkish language. Two of his poems, one chronogram and three qit'as are found in a codex which is kept in the Oriental Institute in Sarajevo. This paper contains their fascimiles together with the translation into Serbo-Croat. The author also presents the basic data on the life and work of this learned and deserving citizen of Sarajevo of his time.