The Localization Issues of the Banate of Macsó and the Fortress of Macsó in Hungarian and Serbian Historiography Cover Image

A Macsói bánság és a macsói vár lokalizációjának kérdése a magyar és a szerb történetírásban
The Localization Issues of the Banate of Macsó and the Fortress of Macsó in Hungarian and Serbian Historiography

Author(s): Attila Pfeiffer
Subject(s): Middle Ages
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet

Summary/Abstract: The Banate of Mačva as a historical territory was placed in the southern borders of the medieval kingdom of Hungary. The exact location of this territory and the fortress of Mačva is not determined today. The majority of historians agree that the banate and the fortress were placed south of the Sava River. From the 19th century the question of the location of the banate had been interesting for the Hungarian historians. As a result of their research, the territory of the banate was beetwen the Drina, Sava and Kolubara rivers. They located the fortress near Valjevo. Hungarian historians of the 20th century agree with the location of the banate, however they are placing the fortress elsewhere. Serbian historians agree on the whole, but in one question they have another idea. They say that the fortress of Mačva was not located near Valjevo, but somewhere near the Sava river.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 125-138
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Hungarian