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Örjan Martinsson

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia was a remote mountain area, which for a long time managed to preserve its freedom from foreign rulers. It was however conquered by Hungary 1137 and was then ruled by so called bans. But even after this was Bosnia practically an autonomous region and became later more and more independent. This process was completed with the coronation of Tvertko I to king 1377. The Bosnian kingdom experienced a brief period of greatness until it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire 1463. Thereafter was Bosnia together with Herzegovina (the southern corner of the present day republic) an Ottoman province, which 1878 came under Austrian control and after the First World War was part of Yugoslavia until it became independent 1992.

Bosnian Banat

1083-1091
1091-1137
1137

Stefan (subject to the king of Zeta)
Ruled by local leaders
Conquered by Hungary


Bans under Hungarian Supremacy
 
1154-1163
1163-1172
1172-1204
1204-1232
1232-1250
1235-1240
1250-1287
1287-1290
1287-1313
1299-1304
1304-1322

1314-1353
1353-1366
1366-67, 1370
1367-1377

Boric
Occupied by the Byzantine Empire
Kulin
Stefan
Mateja Ninoslav
Sibislav
Prijezda I Kotromanić (also 1239-1241)
Prijezda II  Kotromanić
Stefan I Kotromanić
Mladen I Subić
Mladen II Subić

Stefan II Kotromanić
Stefan Tvrtko I  Kotromanić
Stefan Vuk Kotromanić
Stefan Tvrtko I (restored)


Kingdom of Bosnia

 
1377-1391
1391-1395
1395-1398
1398-1404
1404-1408
1408-1418
1418-1420
1420-1433
1433-1435
1435-1443
1443-1461
1443-1444
1443-1446

1461-1463

1463-1908
1878-1908
1908-1918
1918-1941
1941-1945
1945-1992
1992-

Stefan Tvrtko I (same as above)
Stefan Dabisa
Jelena Gruba
Stefan Ostoja Hristić
Tvertko II Tvertković
Stefan Ostoja Hristić (restored)
Stefan Ostojović
Tvertko II Tvertković (restored)
Radivoj Ostojović
Tvertko II Tvertković (re-restored)
Stefan Tomas Ostojović
Ulrih Celjski
Radivoj Ostojović
(restored)
Stefan Tomasević ( = 1457)

Part of the Ottoman Empire
Occupied by Austria-Hungary
Part of Austria-Hungary
Part of Yugoslavia
Part of Croatia
Part of Yugoslavia
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Herzegovina

The origin of Herzegovina was the small principality of Zahumlje (also called Hum). I changed hands between Duklja (Montenegro) and Serbia before it became a part of Bosnia in the 14th century. Herzegovina got its present name because of its ruler, who rebelled against the Bosnian king, chose to style himself as a "hercog" (duke). The name Herzegovina actually means "the duchy". The period of independence was however brief and it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire 1481. Since 1853 have Herzegovina been included in the name of the Ottoman province of Bosnia and its successors of which the modern republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is included.

970-1034
1016-1166
1166-1326
1326-1448

1435-1466
1466-1481
1481
Dragomir Vojislavić  
Part of Duklja/Zeta (Montenegro)
Part of Serbia
Part of Bosnia

Stefan Vukćić
Vlatko
Conquered by the Ottoman Empire

= Serbia,   = Duklja/Zeta (Montenegro)