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== Kingdom of Croatia ==
== Kingdom of Croatia ==
The new Kingdom of Croatia was ruled by Slavic nobility from the Dalmatian hinterland (Klis in central Dalmatia). The kingdom was named after her ruling class, which in turn ruled a medieval multi-ethnic state. The Kingdom of Croatia’s political elite seemed to be Slavs who in the past intermixed with Sarmatians as the word Hrvat is of Sarmatian origins.<ref>Hrvat or Horoúathos are names of Sarmatian origins. In 1853 a Russian archaeologist Pavel Mikhailovich Leontjev discovered the Tanais Tablets. The Tanais Tablets mention three men: Horoúathos, Horoáthos, and Horóathos (Χορούαθ[ος], Χοροάθος, Χορόαθος). They are written in Greek and are from the 3rd century AD from the city of Tanais, today's Azov, [[Russia]]. At that time the region had a mixed [[Greece|Greek]]-Sarmatian population.</ref> Other than that one can only engage in historical speculation about the connections with the Sarmatians, which many have done in the past.
The new Kingdom of Croatia was ruled by Slavic nobility from the Dalmatian hinterland (Klis in central Dalmatia). The kingdom was named after her ruling class, which in turn ruled a medieval multi-ethnic state.
The Kingdom of Croatia with time became a powerful military state and expanded her borders, as well as being a Christian state then later Catholic (note: the Slavs were pagans upon arrival in Roman Dalmatia). It’s written language was [[Latin]] and Croatian Glagolitic. The Slavic part of the population spoke old Slavic Chakavian.
The Kingdom of Croatia with time became a powerful military state and expanded her borders, as well as being a Christian state then later Catholic (note: the Slavs were pagans upon arrival in Roman Dalmatia). It’s written language was [[Latin]] and Croatian Glagolitic. The Slavic part of the population spoke old Slavic Chakavian.
In the late 12 century the state fell into crisis ''when'' the neighbouring [[Hungary|Hungarians]] (Magyars) used this opportunity to expand their own state. In 1102 it ceased to exist and it became politically part of the ''Kingdom of Hungary''.
In the late 12 century the state fell into crisis ''when'' the neighbouring [[Hungary|Hungarians]] (Magyars) used this opportunity to expand their own state. In 1102 it ceased to exist and it became politically part of the ''Kingdom of Hungary''.
==Notes and References==
==Notes and References==
[[File:290px-Croatia topo.jpg|thumb|right|325px| Croatia today (Hrvatska)]]
[[File:290px-Croatia topo.jpg|thumb|right|325px| Croatia today (Hrvatska)]]