Rethinking the Territorial Development of the Medieval Bosnian State

Jelena, Mrgić-Radojčić

Историјски часопис

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https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=576527

2004-2020/03/03/12:10:19

The text is devoted to the re-examination of Ćorović's study "The Territorial Development of the Bosnian State in the Middle Ages" (1935), in order to honor one of the greatest Serbian historians, but also to present new results in this field of scientific research. Through the text, successively points to the results of Ćorović and their validity in relation to the achievements of modern historiography. He was the first historian to devote special work to the historical and geographical problems of the medieval Bosnian state, and thus laid the foundation for future research. He showed that his reflections on the oldest core of the medieval Bosnian state - the parish of the Vrhbosni and the "old Bosnia" were all right, then the rule spotted the semi-advantageous position of the various parts of the Bosnian state, for which a precise terminology clause was recently established " country". It is precisely the greatest achievements of modern historical science that have been achieved in the field of the study of state and territorial administration, due to the fact that precise terminological identification has been made. The presence of "partisan principals" in the Bosnian medieval state was determined, followed by the activity of numerous local and central administration officials (mayors, princes, voivods, leaders, thugs, punishers) and legal regulations. In modern science, the history and development of other historical provinces are known: Usora, Soli, Podrinje, Krajina, Humske zemlje (Herzegovina). Also, some of the misconceptions, such as the size and spatial position of the End, are successfully eliminated. The development and structure of the feudal society of medieval Bosnia, cultural and religious history - these themes were presented in their historiography, and the life and activity of the most prominent bosnian nobles were also the subject of fundamental research. Based on all of the results described above, it is possible to accurately and thoroughly reconstruct the process of the creation and territorial development of the medieval Bosnian state, and more precisely to draw the boundaries of its borders through history. New results are also graphically displayed on the maps of the Historical Atlas (1997), which was compiled by a multitude of contemporary Serbian historians. The re-reading of Ćorović's study showed that, even in the light of new scientific achievements, most of his results are still valid today, making this author rightly among the greatest Serbian historians.