Maps of Power

Carev Dvor

Begin between 01.10.1225 and 31.12.1230
End between 01.01.1583 and 31.12.1583

Description

In the property dispute between Ioannes Hierakares and Drazes the court of emperor near Prespa (ἐν τῇ Πρέσπῃ βασιλικῆς αὐλῆς) is mentioned. This place is probably identical with the village Carev Dvor registered in the Defter for the Nahiye Prespa between the years 1536 and 1539 and under the year 1583 [Our reasoning is based on the premise that the toponym “Car” (i.e. Tsar, Emperor) bears witness to imperial presence at the respective place. The toponym “Car” obviously indicates, apart from a possible physical presence of the Serbian Emperor, also a possibility of a causal link with the Byzantine Emperor or the Bulgarian Tsar].