Notes
- Byzantines-Eastern Roman Empire (i.e. Procopius-Byzantine scholar, Jordanes- 6th century Roman bureaucrat) c. 550 Σκλαβῖνοι- Sklabenoi
- Latin: Sclaveni
- It is believed that Hrvat in medieval times was pronounced "Hrovat".
- Discovered In 1853 Χορούαθ[ος], Χοροάθος, Χορόαθος- Horoúathos, Horoáthos, and Horóathos (originally 3rd century AD-Tanais Tablets)
- Branimir's inscription c. 880: Croatorum (Latin)
- Baska tablet c.1100 AD: HR'VAT'SKI
It is believed that Hrvat in medieval times was pronounced "Hrovat". Hrovati was translated to Latin: Chroatorum and then simplified to Croatorum.
modern Croatian: Hrvatska
Chronology
Prehistoric Croatia
- Roman Empire
- Ostrogoth Kingdom
- Carolingian Empire
With time one of the Slavic tribes within Dalmatian Ducatus of the Carolingian Empire became the political elite and the leaders (dux) of the province. It goes independent ......
Historic Croatia
- Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)
then became part of .....
- Kingdom of Hungary or Regnum Hungariae
Some time after the collapse of independent state Kingdom of Croatia (Regnum Chroatorum) in 1102 the political power within the Provence was transferred from Northern Dalmatia (no permanent seat. Nin, Klis, Bijaci and Knin where some of the towns that have been mentioned) to the city of Zagreb, further inland (Zagreb was a Roman town of Andautonia). Zagreb today is the capital of modern Croatia.
Note: It had it's own province, the diplomatic name of the kingdom was "Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia" (Latin: Regnum Croatiae et Dalmatiae). Common Croatian language form of the name was Hrvatska Zemlja (Croatian country or 'Croatian land').
- Habsburg Monarchy - Austro Hungarian Empire
(Republic of Venice & Ottoman-Turkish Croatia)
- Yugoslavia
- Republic of Croatia
Habsburg Monarchy - Austro Hungarian Empire
Croatian territory under Habsburg rule was reduced to about 20,000 km².
Under Habsburg Monarchy
- we have Kingdom of Croatia
- then expanded Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Yugoslavia
- During the history of Yugoslavia we have the Banovina of Croatia & Socialist Republic of Croatia.
These provinces incorporated Austro Hungarian Empire's old Kingdom of Dalmatia which included Republic of Ragusa's (Dubrovnik) old territory.
This means further territorial expansion to the current Croatia.
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