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Creation of Medieval Poland – Early History

Tribes According to many scientists, the formation of the Slavic people took place in Poland. In the middle of the 6th century, the Gothic historian...

The Fall and Destruction of Great Moravia

Hungarian Invasion In 895, Svatopluk II, supported by Arnulf of Carinthia, rebelled against his elder brother. The outbreak of conflict weakened Great Moravia, and border...

The History of Great Moravia

The name Moravia was first mentioned in Western sources in 822, when the Moravian ambassadors, among other Slavic ambassadors, arrived at the court of...

The Creation of Great Moravia – Settlement and Culture

V - VI Century At the end of V and the beginning of the VI century. On the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia...

History of the Khazar Khaganate and Khazars

The name of the Khazars is a self given name, its etymology is not completely clear. According to one version, it comes from the...

The Croatian Kingdom – Loss of Independence

In 1089 the parliament rebelled in Croatia. During this uprising, Zvonimir was killed, or, according to another version, committed suicide. The king did not...

The Croatian Kingdom – 11th Century Survival

Troubled Times After the death of Dřislav, his eldest son Svetoslav Surya ascended to the throne, but his brothers Kresimir and Goislav revolted, provoking the...

The Croatian Kingdom – Early History

The migration of the Croats to the Adriatic took place during the VII century. The Byzantine emperor Heraclius I did not oppose the expansion...

Mongol Invasion of Hungary

Batu Khan’s trek to the west, which began in 1236, was largely dictated by the Mongols' desire to finally destroy the Polovtsian (Kuman) horde,...

The Medieval Kingdom of Hungary – Pt. 4 The Decline

During the reign of Sigismund, the feudal lords again intensified, the Croats generally postponed with the support of Vladislav Neapolitansky and Tvrtko I, King...

The Medieval Kingdom of Hungary – Pt. 3 The Golden Age

The son of the Czech king Wenceslaus II, Wenceslaus III (King of Hungary in 1301–1305), who was engaged to his daughter Endre III, made...

The Medieval Kingdom of Hungary – Pt. 2 The Arpad Dynasty

The son of Bela II - Geza II (1141–1162) also had to wage war with Boris Kolomanović.  In 1151 this struggle ended in victory....

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