Dabiživ Čihorić
Dabiživ Čihorić | |
|---|---|
| sluga | |
| Born | before 1334 |
| Died | January 1362 |
| Buried | Treskavac monastery near Prilep |
| Family | Čihorić |
| Occupation | Serbian royal deputy; governor of Trebinje and Konavle; cup-bearer |
Dabiživ Čihorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дабижив Чихорић; fl. 1334 – died January 1362) was a Serbian nobleman who served king and emperor Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55) and emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71), with the title of sluga.[1] He was not a usual sluga (a cup-bearer[2]), but had the same responsibilities as those with kaznac or tepčija titles.[1] A member of the Čihorić family (also called Drugović), a powerful family in the Trebinje region,[3] his brothers Vratko and Nenac held the title of župan (count), while Stepko held the title of tepčija.[1] Dabiživ was present in the hinterland of Dubrovnik between 1334 and 1349, but was first mentioned with the title of sluga in 1343 (Dabiseo sluga).[4] That mention is of him together with the Ragusan rector Marco Mauroceno[5] and "elders" (starce), establishing boundaries between the territories of the Republic of Ragusa and Trebinje, by extension with the Kingdom of Serbia.[1] In 1345 the Ragusan ministers complained to Stefan Dušan that Dabiživ had imposed a customs tax at Trebinje, one dinar per each goods load that passed by.[1] Stefan Dušan abolished this tax, as known from a letter dated 26 October 1346, sent from Serres.[6] Dabiživ's competences are explained by the fact, that he acted as the royal deputy in Trebinje and Konavle.[1] Earlier, in 1330, the governor of Konavle and the wider area of Trebinje was župan Hlapen.[7] It is assumed that Dabiživ was part of the preparations of organizing a special court for "young king" Uroš V, that while he governed Trebinje he was chosen to be the sluga of Uroš V.[8] In 1346, Uglješa Mrnjavčević became the deputy in Trebinje and Konavle.[1] After the coronation of Stefan Dušan as emperor (1346), when Uroš V became king and co-ruler, Dabiživ left Trebinje to be in the nearest circle of Uroš V, whom he served faithfully until his death in January 1362.[8] Dabiživ was buried at the Treskavac monastery near Prilep, his grave inscription mentioning him as the enohijar (which according to S. Novaković was the brewer or cellarer, that is, a cup-bearer[9]) of emperor Uroš V.[8]
Dabiživ Čihorić "the younger" (fl. 1383–1402), a nobleman in Popovo, was Dabiživ's relative, likely nephew (as the son of Nenac).[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Blagojević 2001, p. 33.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 32.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, pp. 33, 43.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 33, Jireček 1959, p. 429
- ^ Korać 1966, p. 122.
- ^ Stojanović 1929, p. 56.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 47.
- ^ a b c Blagojević 2001, p. 34.
- ^ Blagojević 2001, p. 34, Novaković 1908, p. 264
- ^ Smiljanić 2009.
Sources[edit]
- Blagojević, Miloš (2001). Државна управа у српским средњовековним земљама [State administration in the Serb medieval lands]. Službeni list SRJ. pp. 33–34, 43. ISBN 9788635504971.
- Jireček, Konstantin (1959) [1892]. "Властела хумска на натпису у Величанима". Зборник Константина Јиречека. 1. Научно дело: 425–432.
- Korać, Vojislav (1966). Trebinje: istorijski pregled. Vol. 1. Zavičajni muzej. p. 122.
- Novaković, Stojan (1908). "Византијски чинови и титуле у српским земљама XI-XV века". Глас СКА. LXXVIII: 178–280.
- Smiljanić, Aranđel (2009). "Писмо Дабижива Чихорића Дубровчанима" (PDF). Грађа о прошлости Босне. 2: 45–51.
- Stojanović, Ljubomir (1929). Старе српске повеље и писма. Vol. 1. Beograd–Sremski Karlovci.
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