Medieval Dalmatian Principalities - Duklja

Duklja

Duklja was a Serbian medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of the Zeta River, Skadar Lake and the Boka bay and bordering with Travunia at Kotor. Duklja was at first a semi-independent part of the Grand Principality (Zhupanate) of Raška which was a vassal of the Eastern Roman Empire and later directly under Byzantine suzerainty until it won its independence in the mid-11th century, ruled by the Vojislavljević dynasty. After a large fall, Duklja was incorporated into the unified Serbian state, where it remained until its last remains' falling to Ottoman hands.

• Duklja's cities were: Gradac, Novi Grad, Lontodoclea
• Duklja's capitals were: Ston, Skadar
• Duklja was split into županates: Luška, Podlužje, Gorska, Kučeva with Budva, Kupelnik, Oblik, Prapatna (between today's Bar and Ulcinj), Crmnica, Grbalj.
• Continental Doclea, or Submontana (Podgoria), which was between the rivers of Rama and Morača, consisted of: Nikšić, Morača, Komarnica, Piva, Gacko, Nevesinje, Viševa, Kom, Debar, Neretva, Rama.