Böszörmény, also
Izmaelita (Hysmaelita / Ishmaelites) or
Szerecsen (Saracens), is a name for the
Muslims who lived in the
Kingdom of Hungary in the 10-13th centuries. Some of the
böszörmény probably joined the federation of the seven
Magyar tribes during the 9th century, and later smaller groups of Muslims arrived in the
Carpathian Basin. They were engaged in trading but some of them were employed as mercenaries by the
kings of Hungary. Their rights were gradually restricted from the 11th century on, and they were persuaded to accept baptism, following the establishment of the
Christian Kingdom of Hungary. They disappeared (probably became Christian) by the end of the 13th century.