Bosnian charters-explanation

Stephen Kotromanić (died 1353), sometimes referred to as Stephen II, was a Ban (ruler) of Bosnia.
Stephen’s father, Kotroman, was the ruler of a territory in northern Bosnia. Stephen succeeded his father as ruler of the territory.
Stephen entered into a power struggle with the Šubić family, who appeared to have ruled the Banate of Bosnia for [...]

Short introduction to Balkan history and Balkan wars

The Balkans as Theater of Imperial Rivalry
Among the earliest inhabitants of the Balkans were the Illyrians, ancestors of the Albanians, arriving before the Seventh Century BC. They eventually came under the domination of the Roman Empire. By the Fourth Century CE, the declining Empire was divided in two for reasons of administrative expediency. The [...]