Tomislav was the first king of Croatia. He was probably the son of Dalmatian duke Muncimir. Tomislav himself became duke of Dalmatia around 910. He was crowned king at the fields of Duvno in 925 by order of Pope John X. During his life he united the Pannonian and Dalmatian duchys to form a united Croatian state. Dalmatia ( Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian Далмација) is a region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... Events Foundation of the Benedictine monastery of Cluny Chinese Zhou dynasty monarch 懿王 yi4 wang2 is succeeded by 孝王 xiao4 wang2 Hashavarman I succeeds Yasovarman I as ruler of the Khmer empire Gabriel I of Alexandria becomes Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church Garcia I of Leon becomes king Ordono... Tomislavgrad is a town in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Events Alfonso IV the Monk becomes king of Leon Ha-Mim proclaims himself a prophet among the Morocco Births John Kourkouas, later Emperor John I of the Eastern Roman Empire(approximate date). ... John X, pope from 914 to 928, was deacon at Bologna when he attracted the attention of Theodora, the wife of Theophylact, the most powerful noble in Rome, through whose influence he was elevated first to the see of Bologna and then to the archbishopric of Ravenna. ... Position of the Roman province of Pannonia Pannonia is an ancient country bounded north and east by the Danube, conterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. ... The Croatian people trace their origins to Slavic peoples which moved into the territory of the former Roman provinces Pannonia and Dalmatia between the 7th and 8th centuries. ...

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King Tomislav square in Zagreb, with a statue of him on a horse to the right.

Tomislav is celebrated as the founder of the first united Croatian state. In the Croatian capital of Zagreb, there is a square dedicated to Tomislav. Near the place where he was crowned lies the town of Tomislavgrad (Tomislav's City). Download high resolution version (1024x768, 152 KB)King Tomislav square (the end of Zrinjevac) in Zagreb, picture taken by myself, licensed under GPL v2 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 152 KB)King Tomislav square (the end of Zrinjevac) in Zagreb, picture taken by myself, licensed under GPL v2 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Tomislavgrad is a town in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...