Donji Kraji

Donji Kraji Bosne
Donji Kraji
Zemlja of Bosnian Banate then Kingdom
earliest mention 1230–1463

Donji Kraji, zemlja of medieval Bosnian state (shown within modern borders) per Mrgić-Radojčić seminal work (2002)[1]
CapitalKotor, Jajce, Ključ
Area
 • Coordinates44°20′30″N 17°16′10″E / 44.341667°N 17.269444°E / 44.341667; 17.269444
StatusZemlja
Government
 • TypeFeudal
 • HQKotor
Jajce
Knez 
• 1299–1304
Hrvatin Stjepanić
• 1350–1378
Vukac Hrvatinić
• 1380–1388
Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić
Legislature 
• noble family
Hrvatinić
• cadet branch
Vukčić
Historical eraMedieval Bosnia
• Established
earliest mention 1230
• Disestablished
1463
Contained within
 • BanateBanate of Bosnia
 • KingdomKingdom of Bosnia
Subdivisions
 • TypeŽupas
 • UnitsPliva, Glaž, Sana, Uskoplje, Luka, Vrbas, Zemljanik (Resnik), Vrbanja, Tribava (Trijebovo), Mel, Lušci and Banjica, and on occasions Dubica
Succeeded by
Banate of Jajce
Sanjak of Bosnia
Today part ofBosnia and Herzegovina

Donji Kraji or Donji Krajevi (Lower Regions or Lower Ends, Latin: Partes inferiores, Hungarian: Alföld), was a small medieval zemlja of medieval Bosnian state. Its territory was mostly laid within the boundaries of today's Bosanska Krajina in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

  1. ^ Mrgić-Radojčić, Jelena (2002). Donji Kraji: Krajina srednjovekovne Bosne. Belgrade: Filozofski fakultet. pp. 262–263. ISBN 978-86-80269-59-7.
  2. ^ Anđelić 1982, pp. 10–11.