BOSNIAN KINGDOM DURING SECOND DECADE OF THE 15th CENTURY

Abstract

After the defeat of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire, in August of 1415, the Bosnian king and a few noble men made a decision to change their political loyalty towards the Hungary. King Ostoja tried to take care of inside matters that were ruling in Bosnian Kingdom. He called for a meeting (Stanak) at which he would even out with some noble men. Even Dubrovcani wrote about this event. In one of their letters they described the events that took place in Kraljeva Sutjeska. After the occurrence in Kraljeva Sutjeska, intervention of Ottoman army was expected. One of the facts that the situation was pretty serious is that some families sought asylum from Dubrovnik’s authorities in case of alarming circumstances. One of Bosnian powerful nobles dies in 1416. King Ostoja and other noblemen were fighting over his property.