10th century in Serbia
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| Prince Časlav Catepanate Catepanate of Serbia Catepanate of Ras or Serbia was a Byzantine province established between 971–976, during the rule of John Tzimiskes... |
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Events from the 10th century
10th century
The 10th century is the period from 901 to 1000 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era.The 10th century is usually regarded as a low point in European history. In China it was also a period of political upheaval. In the Muslim World, however, it was a cultural zenith,...
in, or regarding, Historic Serbia
History of Serbia
The history of Serbia, as a country, begins with the Slavic settlements in the Balkans, established in the 6th century in territories governed by the Byzantine Empire. Through centuries, the Serbian realm evolved into a Kingdom , then an Empire , before the Ottomans annexed it in 1540...
or Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
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Monarchs
The following, of the Vlastimirović dynasty, ruled Serbia:- Petar (892–917)
- Pavle (917–921)
- Zaharija (921–924)
- Časlav (927–960)
Events
- 914-917
- Byzantines sends envoys to Serbs and Magyars regarding an alliance against the Bulgarians.
- Prince Petar of Serbia annexes Bosnia and Pagania.
- Prince Petar comes into conflict with Michael of Zahumlje.
- Michael warns the Bulgarians about the Serbian-Byzantine alliance.
- 917
- End of 20-year-peace between Serbia and Bulgaria;
- Prince Petar defends an attack by his cousin and Bulgarian ally Pavle.
- Prince Petar is captured by Bulgarian generals, sent to jail in Bulgaria, and dies within a year.
- Pavle becomes the Serbian Prince.
- 920
- Prince Pavle defends an attack by his cousin and Byzantine ally Zaharija.
- Zaharija is handed over to Symeon of BulgariaSimeon I of BulgariaSimeon I the Great ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927, during the First Bulgarian Empire. Simeon's successful campaigns against the Byzantines, Magyars and Serbs led Bulgaria to its greatest territorial expansion ever, making it the most powerful state in contemporary Eastern Europe...
. - Prince Pavle switches to Byzantine support.
- 921-922
- Zaharija is dispatched with Bulgarian troops and there is no more mention of Pavle.
- Zaharija becomes the Serbian Prince.
- Zaharija revowes his loyalty to the Byzantine Empire.
- 923
- Zaharija united several Slav tribes along the common border to revolt against Bulgaria. Symeon sent an insufficient number of troops to quell the rebels; several Bulgarian generals were killed, their heads and weapons were sent to Constantinople by Zaharija as gifts and signs of loyalty
- 924
- Časlav is dispatched with Bulgarian troops, forcing Zaharija into exile in Croatia.
- Symeon summons the Serbian nobility, to pay homage to their new Prince, Časlav, but instead of instating him, Symeon takes them captive, annexing Serbia.
- 925
- Michael of Zahumlje disappears from sources.
- 893-927
- a church is built in SočanicaSočanica basilicaSočanica is a basilica of a 9-10th century church in the village Sočanica, in Leposavić, Kosovo, Serbia. The stone decoration dates it to the reign of Simeon I of Bulgaria . It was in use in the 11th and 12th centuries according to grave finds...
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- a church is built in Sočanica
- 927
- Croatian-Bulgar battle in eastern Bosnia
- 927 or 933
- Časlav returns to Serbia.
- Časlav unites the tribes of Bosnia, Herzegovina, Old Serbia and Montenegro (incorporated Zeta, Pagania, Zahumlje, Travunia, Konavle, Bosnia and Rascia into Serbia, ι Σερβλια).
- before 960
- The Magyars invade Bosnia.
- Časlav and his army defeats the Magyars. Kisa, the Magyar Duke, is killed by TihomirTihomir of RasciaTihomir of Rascia was a Serbian nobleman, mentioned only in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja, who served as the Prince of Rascia from around 960 to 969.-Background:Tihomir's predecessor Časlav Tihomir of Rascia was a Serbian nobleman, mentioned only in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja,...
. (see Battle of DrinaBattle of Drina (medieval)The Battle of Drina took place in the 10th century. The Magyars, led by Kisa invaded and started raiding the Bosnia region. Prince Časlav assembled an army and the two fought along the river banks of the Drina , Kisa was killed and the Serbs came out victorious.The widow of Kisa begged the Magyar...
) - Tihomir receives the Drina župania and marries the daughter of Časlav.
- after 960
- Kisa's widow returns with an army. Časlav is captured and killed.
- Tihomir becomes the Serbian Prince.
- 961-962
- SaqalibaSaqalibaSaqaliba refers to the Slavs, particularly Slavic slaves and mercenaries in the medieval Arab world, in the Middle East, North Africa, Sicily and Al-Andalus. It is generally thought that the Arabic term is a Byzantine loanword: saqlab, siklab, saqlabi etc. is a corruption of Greek Sklavinoi for...
(Slavs) in the mountainous regions of Central Balkans, "west of the Bulgarians and east from the other Slavs (Croats)", have the reputation of being "the most courageous and violent".
- Saqaliba
- 968-971
- Sviatoslav's invasion of BulgariaSviatoslav's invasion of BulgariaSviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria refers to a conflict beginning in 967/968 and ending in 971, carried out in the eastern Balkans and involving the Kievan Rus', Bulgaria, and the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines instigated the Rus' ruler Sviatoslav to attack Bulgaria, leading to the collapse of the...
- Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria
- 969-971
- Serbia is conquered by the Byzantines.
- 971-976
- The Catepanate of Ras is established. "John" was the protospathariosProtospathariosPrōtospatharios was one of the highest court dignities of the middle Byzantine period , awarded to senior generals and provincial governors, as well as to foreign princes.-History:...
and katepanoKatepanoThe katepánō was a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Latinized as capetanus/catepan, and its meaning seems to have merged with that of the Italian "capitaneus"...
of Ras.
- The Catepanate of Ras is established. "John" was the protospatharios
- ca. 990
- Jovan VladimirJovan VladimirJovan Vladimir or John Vladimir was ruler of Duklja, the most powerful Serbian principality of the time, from around 1000 to 1016. He ruled during the protracted war between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire...
is born.
- Jovan Vladimir
- 992
- A Serbian diplomatic mission, possibly sent from DukljaDukljaDoclea or Duklja was a medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of present-day southeastern Montenegro, from Kotor on the west to the river Bojana on the east and to the sources of Zeta and Morača rivers on the north....
, arrives in the Byzantine capital of ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
and was recorded in a charter of the Great Lavra Monastery, written in 993.
- A Serbian diplomatic mission, possibly sent from Duklja
- 998
- Rascia and Bosnia is annexed by Bulgaria.
- early 10th century
- Čučimir, of the Belojević noble familyBelojević noble familyBelojević was a Serbian noble family that served the first Serbian Principality . Beloje, the eponymous founder, was a lord in Travunia under Prince Vlastimir of Serbia...
, holds TravuniaTravuniaTravunia was a medieval region, administrative unit and principality, which was part of Medieval Serbia , and in its last years, the Bosnian Kingdom . The county became hereditary in a number of noble houses, often kin to the ruling dynasty. The region came under Ottoman rule in 1482...
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- Čučimir, of the Belojević noble family
- 968-1018
- Byzantine conquest of BulgariaByzantine conquest of BulgariaThe Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria lasted from 968 to 1018, and was a military conflict that marked the beginning of the second apogee of the Byzantine Empire, which managed to incorporate most of the Balkan Peninsula, controlled by the First Bulgarian Empire, ridding itself of one of its most...
- Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria
- 10th- or 11th century
- "Peter" was the archon of DukljaPeter of DiokleiaPeter of Diokleia or Petar was an archon of Duklja in the 10th or 11th century. The only information on him is from a seal found in the 19th century, which is decorated on the observe with a bust of the Virgin Mary holding a medallion of Christ and flanked by two cruciform invocative monograms...
. - Emperor Basil IIBasil IIBasil II , known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025.The first part of his long reign was dominated...
(976–1025) installed a garrison in Belgrade.
- "Peter" was the archon of Duklja