Properties
| ID | 10167 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Bibliography |
| Case Study | Ethnonym of the Vlachs , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16 , Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) |
| Bibliography | Book |
Description
Sima Ćirković/Rade Mihaljčić (eds.), Leksikon sprskog srednjeg veka (Beograd 1999).
Relations
Places (2)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraište | Place | Based on the medieval written sources and the toponymy, we are able to identify the border zone between the Serbian and Bulgarian realms in the first half of the 14th century. According to the Serbian Archbishop Danilo II (ca. 1270-1337) the Bulgarian Tsar Michael III Šišman (reigned 1323-1330) invaded Serbian territory before the Battle of Velbužd on 28 July 1330, i.e. the area of the Upper Valley of the River Struma and the town of Zemen, which both belonged to the Serbian realm. In the Defter for the Sanjak Köstendil from the years 1570 to 1572 the region of Kraište is named "Gorno Kraište". Based on the toponymy, we are able to discern the respective area as a border zone between the two aforesaid realms. The renowned historian Konstantin Jireček (1854-1918) maps a toponym called "Kraište" to the North-West of Velbužd (today Kjustendil in Bulgaria), which as a term in itself denotes a border zone. | ||
| Monastery of St. John (Ivan) of Rila | Place | The Bulgarian Tsar Ivan III Šišman (reigned 1371-1395) issued a charter, the so-called "Rilska gramota", for the Monastery of St. John (Ivan) of Rila on 21 September 1378. Therein, he confirmed existing possessions and donated new ones as well as privileges to the monastery. It seems that Vlach population was living in the surrounding area of the monastery, since the Bulgarian Tsar is stating that none of the "primikjuri" ("primićuri") shall exercise power over the population belonging to the monastery. The "primikjur" or "primićur" was the head of a "katun" (a temporary Vlach settlement), which points to the existence of pastoral economy (and possibly Vlach population) in the area. |