Bosnia gains independence in 1830's

So it might be a clerical administration of some sort?

No, more of a aristocracy governed. Even if, by off chance they somehow established independence, it would last as long as Husein lived. After his death there would either be an in fight to see who succeeds him or the governing body will be driven apart by their disparate interests and someone will occupy the country (either the Turks or Austrians). Long term Bosnian independence in the early 19th century is not feasible in the long term.
 

Mookie

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So assuming that Bosnia gets its independence in the 1830s. What would the cultural effects of an earlier Bosnia be like? I'm not sure if at this point that the Bosnian Cyrillic would be revived as the official writing script of this new Islamic Bosnian Kingdom.

The Begovica becomes the main script. The Catholic Bosniaks blow off the dust from the old Books and probably start teaching Bosancica as well. Maybe suported by the ruling class who might see it as a way to further legitimize their rule and provide historical continuity.


So it might be a clerical administration of some sort?

And regarding the way of government, in early part it would be easy to predict.
The nobles get a seat in a divan, a parliament of a sort. Then they can chose a leader among themselves. After that he would rule for life and they owe him his loyalty. Noble republican dictatorship?
The kingdom wouldnt be accepted by the people or nobles, they want to have a chance to inherit, rather than see one family always get the throne.
It might create a more stable situation.
Depending on christian disposition, their clergy might also have a say, but without the ability to be elected, although they could elect.
 
And regarding the way of government, in early part it would be easy to predict.
The nobles get a seat in a divan, a parliament of a sort. Then they can chose a leader among themselves. After that he would rule for life and they owe him his loyalty. Noble republican dictatorship?
The kingdom wouldnt be accepted by the people or nobles, they want to have a chance to inherit, rather than see one family always get the throne.
It might create a more stable situation.
Depending on christian disposition, their clergy might also have a say, but without the ability to be elected, although they could elect.

The only country to adopt this sort of arrangement ignominously fell and was divided multiple times by her more united neighbors.
 

yourworstnightmare

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But why want a border with Ottomans and longer border with Serbia?
They gained what they wanted, a safe Dalmatia.
Taking Bosnia at that time (Still not guarantee freedom of religion for muslims) would cause decade long unrest.

They did take Bosnia OTL despite it being stupid. The habsburgs at the time were whining over how all other cool kids were conquering new shining places, and they don't. Thus Bosnia would certainly be on the habsburg radar. Especially since the tensions within Austria hadn't boiled over in the 1830s yet. Austrian Bosnia in 1848 would be interesting.

But as other have mentioned the largest butterfly will be the Euro powers seeing the Ottomans as even weaker than they saw them OTL. Which means butterflies.
 

Mookie

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The only country to adopt this sort of arrangement ignominously fell and was divided multiple times by her more united neighbors.

Kingdom of Bosnia had such arangement. Although the choice for rulers was from ruling dinasty only, the nobles still voted on the future Ban/King.
 
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