Stefan Mutimirović
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Stefan Mutimirović was a 9th century Serbia
n royal member of the ruling dynasty, the Vlastimirović.
He was the younger son of Mutimir
of the ruling Serbian dynasty, the Vlastimirovići. His father had with his brothers Strojimir
and Gojnik
, defeated the Bulgar
Army sent by Tsar Boris, led by his son Vladimir
. They were captured with 12 boyar
s, but were soon freed in exchange for good relations between the peoples, peace was agreed and Stefan and his older brother Pribislav escorts the prisoners towards the border beyond Rascia. There Boris gives them rich gifts and is given 2 slaves, 2 falcons, two dogs, and 80 furs by Mutimir.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n royal member of the ruling dynasty, the Vlastimirović.
He was the younger son of Mutimir
Mutimir of Serbia
Mutimir of Serbia was Prince of the Serbs from ca 850 until 891. He defeated the Bulgar Army, allied himself with the Byzantine Emperor and ruled the First Serbian Principality when the Christianization of the Serbs took place and the Eparchy of Ras was established.He was the eldest son of Knez...
of the ruling Serbian dynasty, the Vlastimirovići. His father had with his brothers Strojimir
Strojimir
Strojimir Vlastimirović or Strojimir of Serbia was the co-ruler of the Serbian Principality alongside his two brothers Mutimir and Gojnik, from ca 851 to his and Gojnik's deposition in the 880s after an unsuccessful coup against the eldest Prince Mutimir .He was a younger son of Vlastimir, Knez of...
and Gojnik
Gojnik
Gojnik Vlastimirović or Gojnik of Serbia was a Serbian Župan who was subject to his elder brother Mutimir, the Grand Župan of the Serbian lands from ca. 850-860 with his brother Strojimir...
, defeated the Bulgar
Bulgars
The Bulgars were a semi-nomadic who flourished in the Pontic Steppe and the Volga basin in the 7th century.The Bulgars emerge after the collapse of the Hunnic Empire in the 5th century....
Army sent by Tsar Boris, led by his son Vladimir
Vladimir of Bulgaria
Vladimir-Rasate was the ruler of Bulgaria from 889 to 893.He became ruler of Bulgaria when his father Boris-Mihail I decided to retire to a monastery after a reign of 36 years...
. They were captured with 12 boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
s, but were soon freed in exchange for good relations between the peoples, peace was agreed and Stefan and his older brother Pribislav escorts the prisoners towards the border beyond Rascia. There Boris gives them rich gifts and is given 2 slaves, 2 falcons, two dogs, and 80 furs by Mutimir.
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, edited by Gy. Moravcsik and translated by R. J. H. Jenkins, Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies, Washington D. C., 1993 - Ferjančić, B. 1997, "Basile I et la restauration du pouvoir byzantin au IXème siècle", Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, no. 36, pp. 9-30.