History of Dalmatia

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History of Dalmatia
Antiquity Illyria Dalmatae (Tariotes) Roman Province
Middle Ages Neolatin Dalmatian City-states Duchy of Croatia Narentania, Zahumlje, Travunija Theme of Dalmatia Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102) Venetian Dalmatia(1000-1358) Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia(1102–1409) Venetian Dalmatia(1409-1797) Bosnian Banate (1325–1377)
Early modern period Republic of Ragusa Republic of Poljica Hvar Rebellion Republic of Venice
19th century Illyrian Provinces Triune Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Dalmatia
20th century Littoral Banovina Banovina of Croatia Governorate of Dalmatia
Croatian War of Independence Battle of Šibenik Battle of the Dalmatian Channels Siege of Dubrovnik Operation Maslenica Operation Storm
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The History of Dalmatia concerns the history of the area that covers eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and its inland regions, from the 2nd century BC up to the present day. The region was populated by Illyrian tribes around 1,000 B.C, including the Delmatae, who formed a kingdom and for whom the province is named. Later it was conquered by Rome, thus becoming the province of Dalmatia, part of the Roman Empire. Dalmatia was ravaged by barbaric tribes in the beginning of the 4th century.

Slavs started settling in the area in the 6th and 7th century, including Croats. These Slavic arrivals created the Kingdom of Croatia and other Slavic principalities. Byzantium, Hungary, Venice and the Ottoman Empire all fought for control of Dalmatia. In the south the Republic of Ragusa (1358-1808) emerged. The Republic of Venice, from 1420 to 1797 controlled a significant part of Dalmatia (see Venetian Dalmatia). In 1527 the Kingdom of Croatia became a Habsburg crown land, and in 1812 the Kingdom of Dalmatia was formed. In 1918, Dalmatia was a part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After World War II, Dalmatia became part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in SR Croatia.