Ioannes Doukas conquered most of Dalmatia for the Byzantines
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1165
Summary:
Dates:
1165
Bela III, king of Hungary (
Bela 53
)
Dalmatia had been designated by Hungarians as his inheritance, so it was now captured by
Ioannes 17015
Doukas (:)
Kinnamos 248.22-249.1
Ioannes Doukas, military commander in Dalmatia (
Ioannes 17015
)
Had been sent by
Manuel 1
to take Dalmatia (inheritance of
Bela 53
) by force or agreement and had handed it over to
Nikephoros 17005
; he passed by Serbia and soon held the whole of Dalmatia, 57 cities in all (:)
Kinnamos 248.19-249.8
The 57 captured cities of Dalmatia included Trogir, Sibenik, Split, the people of Katzikioi, the famous city of Diokleia (founded by Diocletian), Skradin, Ostrovica and Solin (:)
Kinnamos 249.3-8