Bran Mutimirović ( la, Branus) was a Serbian prince, son of Serbian ruler
Mutimir.
He and
Stefan escorted
Khan
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
* Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...
Boris I of Bulgaria to the Rascian-Bulgar border after the Serbs successfully fought off the Khan's army in an attempted revenge to the defeat of Presian years earlier by their grandfather Vlastimir. Bran and Stefan were given presents for the escort, and in turn gifted 2 slaves, 2 falcons, 2 dogs, and 80 furs as a symbol of friendship, the Bulgars were pleased with the tribute.
After the death of his father
Mutimir, his elder brother
Pribislav took the Serbian crown, but was deposed after a year by their cousin
Petar Gojniković and fled with Bran and Stefan to Croatia. Three years after the accession of Petar, Bran rebelled against him but was captured and blinded.
He was married and had a son,
Pavle Branović
Pavle Branovic ( sr, Павле Брановић, gr, Παῦλος; 870–921) was the Prince of the Serbs from 917 to 921. He was put on the throne by the Bulgarian Tsar Symeon I of Bulgaria, who had imprisoned the previous prince, Petar af ...
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[''The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest''. ]John Van Antwerp Fine
John V. A. Fine Jr. (born 1939) is an American historian and author. He is professor of Balkan and Byzantine history at the University of Michigan and has written several books on the subject.
Early life and education
He was born in 1939 and grew ...
1994, ISBN, 9780472082605
References
Sources
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*Ferjančić, B. 1997, "Basile I et la restauration du pouvoir byzantin au IXème siècle", Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta, no. 36, pp. 9–30.
9th-century Serbian royalty
Vlastimirović dynasty
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