Samo's Empire

Samo's Empire
Samo's Empire
631–658
	Borders of the Slavic territories under King Samo's rule in 631
Capital	Morava, most likely Dowina (present Devín in Slovakia)
Common languages	Proto-Slavic
Religion	Slavic polytheism; Chalcedonian Christianity; [citation needed]
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Early Middle Ages
• Victory against Dagobert I	631
• Death of King Samo	658
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Francia
	Avar Khaganate
Francia
Carantania
Avar Khaganate
Moravia
Nitravia

Samo's Empire (also known as Samo's Kingdom or Samo's State) is the historiographical term^{[note 1]} for the West Slavic tribal union established by King ("Rex") Samo. It existed between 623/631 and 658 in Central Europe.^[1]^[2] The extent of Samo's power before and after 631 is disputed.^[3]

The centre of the union was most likely in Moravia and Nitravia (Nitra); additionally, the union included Czech tribes, Slovak tribes, Sorbian tribes (under Dervan), and other West Slavic tribes along the river Danube (present Lower Austria and Hungary). The polity has been called the first Slavic state.^[4]^[5]

^ Schmauder, Michael; Schuster, Jan (2020). "Between the Rhine, the Danube and the Oder from the 5th to the End of the 7th century: a Sketch". The Migration Period between the Oder and the Vistula. Vol. 1. BRILL. p. 801. ISBN 9789004422421.
^ Balcárek, Petr (2022). Byzantium in the Czech Lands (4th–16th centuries): Historical and Art Historical Perspectives. BRILL. p. 79. ISBN 9789004527799.
^ Pohl, Walter (2018). The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. pp. 306–310. ISBN 978-1-5017-2940-9.
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[1] Schmauder, Michael; Schuster, Jan (2020). "Between the Rhine, the Danube and the Oder from the 5th to the End of the 7th century: a Sketch". The Migration Period between the Oder and the Vistula. Vol. 1. BRILL. p. 801. ISBN 9789004422421.

[2] Balcárek, Petr (2022). Byzantium in the Czech Lands (4th–16th centuries): Historical and Art Historical Perspectives. BRILL. p. 79. ISBN 9789004527799.

[3] Pohl, Walter (2018). The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. pp. 306–310. ISBN 978-1-5017-2940-9.

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