At the age of twenty-two, Matija Mazuranic crossed the River Sava into Ottoman Bosnia.
Here, he records his encounters with Ottoman Bosnian society at every level, providing insights into the local customs, modes of speech and dress, politics, and economic conditions..
It was 1839, the dawn of the Ottoman reform period known as the Tanzimat.
At the age of twenty-two, Matija Mazuranic crossed the River Sava into Ottoman Bosnia