History Mačva

kingdom of srem of stefan dragutin (1291-1316)



banate of macho in 1370



banovina of mačva in 1490

the region included byzantine empire, frankish kingdom, , bulgarian empire. in 11th century, byzantine province known theme of sirmium included both, present-day region of srem , mačva, name of srem became designation both regions.

in 13th century, region included kingdom of hungary , banovina of mačva formed in 1247. banovina named after town called mačva, location of settlement has not been established in modern times. suspected town of mačva existed few kilometers down river modern Šabac.

during hungarian administration region ruled several powerful bans. hungarian king béla iv granted authority on mačva rostislav mikhailovich, refugee russian prince. in 13th century, béla of macsó (grandson of béla iv) ruled mačva usora , soli (areas across drina river in today s northeastern bosnia).

between 1282 , 1316 serb king stefan dragutin ruled kingdom of srem, consisted of mačva, usora, soli , adjacent territories. capital cities debrc (between belgrade , Šabac) , belgrade. in time name srem designation 2 territories: upper srem (present day srem) , lower srem (present day mačva). kingdom of srem under rule of stefan dragutin located in lower srem. according sources, stefan dragutin ruled on upper srem, other sources mentioning local ruler, ugrin csák, ruled on upper srem , slavonija.

at first, stefan dragutin vassal of hungarian king, since central power in kingdom of hungary collapsed, both, stefan dragutin , ugrin csák de facto independent rulers. stephen dragutin died in 1316, , succeeded son, king vladislaus ii (1316–1325). vladislaus ii defeated king of serbia, stefan dečanski, in 1324, , after this, mačva became subject of dispute between kingdom of serbia , kingdom of hungary.

in 14th century, bans of garay family (paul garay, nicholas garay , son nicholas ii garay) under hungarian suzerainty expanded rule not bosnia srem , last 1 became ban of slavonia , croatia, part of kingdom of hungary @ time. mačva part of serbian empire of stefan dušan , part of state of serbian prince lazar hrebeljanović.

in 15th century, mačva part of serbian despotate, , since 1459, part of ottoman empire. in 16th-17th century, mačva part of ottoman sanjak of zvornik, part of pashaluk of bosnia. under ottoman administration until 1718, when captured habsburgs. between 1718 , 1739, mačva part of habsburg-administered kingdom of serbia, , since 1739, again part of ottoman empire. in time, region part of ottoman sanjak of smederevo. in 1788, mačvanska knežina ( princedom of mačva - local administrative unit) had 25 villages 845 houses. name of local administrator ( oberknez ) uroš drmanović. between 1804 , 1815, mačva part of serbia ruled karađorđe. since 1817, part of autonomous principality of serbia, , since 1882, part of kingdom of serbia.

during world war i, austro-hungarian army occupied region , committed war crimes against innocent serb civilians in mačva , podrinje. [1] beginning in 1918, region part of kingdom of serbs, croats , slovenes (later renamed yugoslavia). between 1918 , 1922 region part of podrinjski okrug, between 1922 , 1929 part of podrinjska oblast, while between 1929 , 1941 part of drina banovina. between 1941 , 1944, mačva part of area governed military administration in serbia, , since 1945, has been part of socialist republic of serbia , new socialist yugoslavia. after breakup of yugoslavia , yugoslav wars, mačva became part of independent serbia.