Beloje | |
|---|---|
| župan of Travunia | |
| Period | before 839 |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Krajina |
| Born | Travunia |
| Died | 9th century |
| Family | Belojević dynasty |
| Issue | Krajina |
Beloje ( Serbian Cyrillic: Белоје; Greek: Βελάης [a]; fl. 839), was a local Slavic chieftain from the region surrounding Trebinje, who ruled the area with a title of župan, sometime in the first half of the 9th century. Travunia was a polity centered in Trebinje (now in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina), and at the time subject to the Principality of Serbia. Mentioned in De Administrando Imperio ( DAI) of Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII (r. 945–959), Beloje was a contemporary of Serbian ruler Vlastimir (r. 836–851). It is unknown how he came to the position; it might have been through the primogeniture principles, however, there is no definite answer. [1] Vlastimir married his daughter to Beloje's son Krajina, and "desiring to ennoble his son-in-law", [2] elevated his rank to archon (prince) and made him independent. [1] Travunia was thus elevated from a župa into an archonty (principality), practically independent, while Vlastimir oversaw his son-in-law. [3] T. Živković theorized that Beloje sought to free himself of Serbian rule, and that Vlastimir prevented this through a political marriage between the two families, possibly prior to the Bulgar–Serb War (839–842). [4] Krajina's descendants were entitled the rule of Travunia under Serbian suzerainty. [5]
There is a hypothesis that the legendary king Pavlimir Belo (or Belimir) mentioned in the Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja ( CPD) was supposedly based on Beloje. [6] [7] [5] The CPD is a primary source dating to ca. 1300–10 [8] largely discredited in historiography (events in the Early Middle Ages deemed useless). [9] The CPD mentions this individual, Belo, as being born as Pavlimir, receiving his nickname from his relatives and other Romans from bello, "because he very much loved war". [10] The legend of Pavlimir-Belo continues with his stint at Syrmia, where he defeated the Syrmians and Hungarians, [11] and his defeat of Rascian župan Ljutomir. [6] Belo is mentioned in the CPD as a Rascian župan, while DAI mentions Beloje as a Travunian župan. [6] N. Banašević noted that while the two names were similar, they were not identical. [6]
Annotations
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^ In DAI, his name is spelt in Greek as Βελάης, [5] transliterated Belaës by Moravcsik 1967. His name is rendered in Serbian as Beloje (Белоје) [12] [13] [14] or Veloje (Велоје). [15] [14] [16] The name "Beloje" is derived from belo (white). "Veloje" is derived from Slavic anthroponymic vel- (great, from veliko) and the common Slavic possessive suffix -je. [17]
References
- ^ a b Vizantološki institut 1997, p. 49.
- ^ Moravcsik 1967.
- ^ Živković 2006, pp. 27–28, 30.
- ^ Živković 2006, p. 30.
- ^ a b c Banašević 1971, pp. 113–115.
- ^ a b c d Istorijski muzej Srbije 1977, p. 14.
- ^ Bešić 1967, p. 366, 425, 473.
- ^ Živković & Kunčer 2009, pp. 362–365.
- ^ Živković 2006, pp. 16.
- ^ Istorijski muzej Srbije 1977, p. 12.
- ^ Istorijski muzej Srbije 1977, p. 13.
- ^ Ferjančić, Božidar (1959). Vizantiski izvori za istoriju naroda Jugoslavije. Vizantološki institut. p. 62.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 14.
- ^ a b Veselinović & Ljušić 2008, p. 28.
- ^ Srejović, Gavrilović & Ćirković 1982, p. 148.
- ^ Ljubo Mihić (1975). Ljubinje sa okolinom. Dragan Srnic. p. 111.
- ^ Matica srpska (1975). Zbornik za filologiju i lingvisiku. Vol. 18–19. Novi Sad: Matica srpska. p. 195.
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