Zeta

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Zeta is a historical region in present-day Montenegro that once formed a medieval principality and early state precursor to the country.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zeta canonical 6
FK Zeta 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
historical region
medieval principality
borderedBy Adriatic Sea
Albanian lands
Herzegovina
Rascia
capital Cetinje
Rijeka Crnojevića
surface form: Žabljak Crnojevića
country Montenegro
culturalTradition Montenegrin medieval heritage
Serbian Orthodox Church
surface form: Serbian Orthodox
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasCity Podgorica
surface form: Podgorica (regionally associated)

city of Shkodër
surface form: Shkodër (historically contested)
historicalNameVariant Duklja and Zeta (as combined designation in sources)
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRegionOf Montenegrins
Serbs
historicalStatus autonomous principality
vassal of the Serbian Empire
integratedInto Ottoman Empire
Venetian sphere of influence
language Church Slavonic
Old Serbian
locatedIn present-day Montenegro
namedAfter Zeta River
notableRuler Balša III
Ivan Crnojević
Stefan Crnojević
Đurađ II Balšić
partOf Balkans
Serbian medieval state tradition
medieval Serbian lands
predecessorEntity Duklja
predecessorOf Montenegro
regionNow central Montenegro
southern Montenegro
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousCenter Cetinje Monastery
ruledByDynasty Balšić dynasty
Crnojević noble family
surface form: Crnojević dynasty
sovereigntyType principality
successorState Montenegro
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
usedAsTitle Lord of Zeta
usedIn medieval Serbian charters

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