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A group of Slavic <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6UbOtJcF8rQC&pg=PA195&dq=Becoming+Slav,+Becoming+Croat+Identity+Transformations+in+Post-Roman+dux++Sclavorum+Branimir&hl=en&ei=NJ9ETonFO8fYrQe7msHSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat:] Identity Transformations in Post-Roman and and Early Medieval Dalmatia by Danijel Dzino (p.195-p.196)

A group of Slavic <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6UbOtJcF8rQC&pg=PA195&dq=Becoming+Slav,+Becoming+Croat+Identity+Transformations+in+Post-Roman+dux++Sclavorum+Branimir&hl=en&ei=NJ9ETonFO8fYrQe7msHSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat:] Identity Transformations in Post-Roman and and Early Medieval Dalmatia by Danijel Dzino (p.195-p.196)

* "... region ruled by the dukes Mislav, Domagoj, Zdeslav, and Branimir, to whom is referred in the sources to as principes or duces Sclavorum."</ref> tribes settled in the Dalmatian Hinterland (Roman Dalmatia).  Ducatus Croatiae was created in the late 9th century which evolved from Dalmatian Ducatus which at the time was part of the '''Carolingian Empire''' - Franks. Later it became a kingdom which was called the Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102 AD).  

* "... region ruled by the dukes Mislav, Domagoj, Zdeslav, and Branimir, to whom is referred in the sources to as principes or duces Sclavorum."</ref> tribes settled in the Dalmatian Hinterland (Roman Dalmatia).  Ducatus Croatiae was created in the late 9th century which evolved from Dalmatian Ducatus which at the time was part of the '''Carolingian Empire''' - Franks. Later it became a kingdom which was called the [[Directory:Croatia|Kingdom of Croatia]] (925–1102 AD).  

The new ''Kingdom of Croatia'' (Regnum Chroatorum) was ruled by Slavic nobility from the Dalmatian hinterland. The kingdom was named after her ruling class, which in turn ruled a medieval multi-ethnic state. The term ''Slav'' was first used by the Byzantines-Eastern Roman Empire (i.e. Procopius-Byzantine scholar, Jordanes- 6th century Roman bureaucrat) and was recorded in the 6th century (cia. 550) in Greek (Σκλαβῖνοι-Sklabenoi). Later in [[Latin]] it was written Sclaveni.  

The new ''Kingdom of Croatia'' (Regnum Chroatorum) was ruled by Slavic nobility from the Dalmatian hinterland. The kingdom was named after her ruling class, which in turn ruled a medieval multi-ethnic state. The term ''Slav'' was first used by the Byzantines-Eastern Roman Empire (i.e. Procopius-Byzantine scholar, Jordanes- 6th century Roman bureaucrat) and was recorded in the 6th century (cia. 550) in Greek (Σκλαβῖνοι-Sklabenoi). Later in [[Latin]] it was written Sclaveni.  

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Korcula Dialect|Croatia-Korcula Dialect]]

* [[Korcula Dialect|Croatia-Korcula Dialect]]

==Notes and References==

==Notes and References==

[[File:800px-Bascanska ploca.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Baska tablet 1100 AD from Baska, on the island of Krk-[[Croatia]].]]

[[File:800px-Bascanska ploca.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Baska tablet 1100 AD from Baska, on the island of Krk-[[Croatia]].]]