The Bosnian Chardaklia House: The Suljagic Family House in Spionica Near Srebrenik

The Suljagic family house is located in the Spionica village (Geographic coordinates: 44º44'13.85''N, 18º29'41.90''E, Elevation: 201 m). It was built before 1887 on a wide flat plateau of the huge estate of the Suljagic family with wide 360º views. The exact time of construction as well as its founder and first owner are not precisely known. According to one variant (ground book), the house was built (1887) by a certain Dzelal-beg Efendi?. In the same year, the house was owned by Dzemil Dzelalbegovic (Dzelalbeg's son). The house with its property has been owned by Jusuf Suljagi? since 1917, who lived there with his family until his death (1999). His wife Hava lived in the house until her death (2012), since then no one lives in the house anymore. According to another version (which was verbally communicated to the Author by Mr. Nuraga (Jusuf) Suljagic (born in 1951), on June 4, 2016, during the Author's visit to this house), this house was built by a certain Zajim-beg Babic at the end of the 15th century. The house housed a court and a prison for those who did not pay taxes according to the laws of the Ottoman Empire at the time. After Zajim-beg, the owner of the house is his son Dzemil-beg Babic, who is inherited by his two daughters. According to both versions, the house was bought (1917) by Mula Jusuf Suljagic from Cehaje near Srebrenik.