Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
period of Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1878 and 1918
Bosnia and Herzegovina came under Austro-Hungarian administration in 1878, when the Congress of Berlin approved the occupation of the Bosnia Vilayet, which officially remained part of the Ottoman Empire. Austria-Hungary constituted the final phase of the long-standing Habsburg Monarchy, following Hungarian wars of independence against Habsburg rule. In 1908, Austria-Hungary provoked the Bosnian crisis by formally annexing the occupied zone, establishing the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Background
After the fall of the Medieval Kingdom of Bosnia in 1463, Bosnia and Herzegovina became part of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina persisted through a succession of conflicts involving the Habsburg Empire and Republic of Venice, as well as the Kingdoms of Hungary and Croatia prior to their incorporation into the Ottoman Empire.
There were prior periods of Habsburg rule in today's Bosnia, such as in Bosnian Posavina between the Treaty of Požarevac of 1718 and the Treaty of Belgrade of 1739.
In the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire experienced a rise of nationalism and underwent a period of decline.
Following wars of independence by the Kingdom of Hungary against Habsburg rule, Austria-Hungary was formed with the Austro-Hungarian compromise of 1867. It was the final constitutional phase of the Habsburg Empire.
Following the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), in June and July 1878 the Congress of Berlin was organised by the Great Powers, which resulted in a reorganisation of borders in south-eastern Europe.
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