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Smail - aga Čengić

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Smail - aga Čengić Famous memorial Veteran

Original Name
Ismail-aga Čengić
Birth
Kalinovik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Death
28 Sep 1840 (aged 59–60)
Nikšić, Nikšić, Montenegro
Burial
Gacko, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Add to Map
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Military Figure. He was a general of the Turkish army, a Bosnian military leader, and one of the administrators in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman administration.

Smail-aga is the main character in the book "The Death of Smail-aga Čengić" written by the Croatian writer Ivan Mažuranić.

One of the most famous military successes of Smail-aga Čengić is the victory in the Battle of Grahov in which the army under the command of Smail-age defeated the Montenegrins.
Smail - aga was one of the main actors in the collapse of the uprising of Husein - captain Gradaščević, in which he made a great success with his army.

Smail - aga Čengić was killed in 1840 by Montenegrins near the town of Nikšić and was buried in a target in the village of Lipnik in Gacko. Smail - aga's son Derviš (Dedaga) Čengić later avenged his father's death and defeated the Montenegrins.
Military Figure. He was a general of the Turkish army, a Bosnian military leader, and one of the administrators in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman administration.

Smail-aga is the main character in the book "The Death of Smail-aga Čengić" written by the Croatian writer Ivan Mažuranić.

One of the most famous military successes of Smail-aga Čengić is the victory in the Battle of Grahov in which the army under the command of Smail-age defeated the Montenegrins.
Smail - aga was one of the main actors in the collapse of the uprising of Husein - captain Gradaščević, in which he made a great success with his army.

Smail - aga Čengić was killed in 1840 by Montenegrins near the town of Nikšić and was buried in a target in the village of Lipnik in Gacko. Smail - aga's son Derviš (Dedaga) Čengić later avenged his father's death and defeated the Montenegrins.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246794811/smail_-_aga-%C4%8Dengi%C4%87: accessed ), memorial page for Smail - aga Čengić (1780–28 Sep 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 246794811, citing Turbe Smail - age Čengića - Lipnik, Gacko, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Maintained by Find a Grave.