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The '''Braničevci''' ({{Lang-sr|Браничевци}}, <small>[[Romanization|tr.]]</small> ''Branichevtsi'') were an early medieval [[Serbs|Serbian]] tribe that existed in the 9th century that lived in the [[Eastern Serbia|Eastern]] [[Serbia]], east of the [[Morava river]] in the region of [[Braničevo (region)|Braničevo]], which was named after the tribe. They settled before Bulgarian invasion of Balkan.
The '''Braničevci''' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and {{Lang-sr|Браничевци}}, <small>[[Romanization|tr.]]</small> ''Branichevtsi'') were an early medieval [[Slavs|Slavic]] tribe that existed in the 9th century that lived in modern [[Eastern Serbia|Eastern]] [[Serbia]], east of the [[Morava river]] in the region of [[Braničevo (region)|Braničevo]], which was named after the tribe. They settled before Bulgarian invasion of Balkan.


The etymology is from ''braniti se'' ("to defend"); [[Proto-Slavic]] *''borniti'', related to ''bòriti se'' ("to fight, struggle").<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/braniti Wiktionary] ''Braniti''</ref>
The etymology is from ''braniti se'' ("to defend"); [[Proto-Slavic]] *''borniti'', related to ''bòriti se'' ("to fight, struggle").<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/braniti Wiktionary] ''Braniti''</ref>


They were conquered by [[Bulgars|Bulgar]]ian [[Krum|khan Krum]] in 805 AD together with the [[Timočani]] and [[Obodrites]]. The Khan annexed the territories that would serve as a frontier to [[Rascia]] and the [[Franks]], he replaced their leaders with Bulgar administrators.<ref>[http://books.google.com/?id=SaniAAAAMAAJ Études historiques]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}} Bulgars belonged to Turko-Mongolic group of nations and had a language of that linguistic group.
They were conquered by the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]] Khan [[Krum|Krum]] in 805 AD together with the [[Timočani]] and [[Obodrites]]. The Khan annexed the territories that would serve as a frontier to [[Rascia]] and the [[Franks]], he replaced their leaders with Bulgarian administrators.<ref>[http://books.google.com/?id=SaniAAAAMAAJ Études historiques]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}}


In 818 during the rule of [[Omurtag of Bulgaria|Omurtag]] (814-836) Braničevci, together with other tribes of the frontier, revolted because of an administrative reform that deprived them of much of their local authority and seceded from Bulgaria.<ref>[http://books.google.se/?id=pi0xAAAAIAAJ The Macedonian question: the struggle for southern Serbia]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}}<ref>[http://books.google.se/books?id=EDlpAAAAMAAJ The South Slav journal]</ref>
In 818 during the rule of [[Omurtag of Bulgaria|Omurtag]] (814-836) Braničevci, together with other tribes of the frontier, revolted because of an administrative reform that deprived them of much of their local authority and seceded from Bulgaria.<ref>[http://books.google.se/?id=pi0xAAAAIAAJ The Macedonian question: the struggle for southern Serbia]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}}<ref>[http://books.google.se/books?id=EDlpAAAAMAAJ The South Slav journal]</ref>


They came under [[Franks|Frankish]] rule in 822.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=HGBtAAAAMAAJ The Turks: Early ages]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}} Timok and Branicevo would be of dispute between the Franks and Bulgars, the Khan sent embassies in 824 and 826 seeking to settle the border dispute, but was neglected.<ref>[http://books.google.se/?id=WlY8AAAAIAAJ Etudes historiques: A l'occasion du XIII Congrés international des sciences historiques]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}}<ref name=EMB>[http://books.google.se/books?id=YbS9QmwDC58C The early medieval Balkans]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}} The Bulgarian Empire subsequently annexed the region again. These and other Serbian tribes within the Bulgarian Empire were fused into a medieval Bulgars which became fully Slavic nation, thus original Bulgarian language and names vanished completely in the following centuries.
They came under [[Franks|Frankish]] rule in 822.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=HGBtAAAAMAAJ The Turks: Early ages]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}} Timok and Branicevo would be of dispute between the Franks and Bulgars, the Khan sent embassies in 824 and 826 seeking to settle the border dispute, but was neglected.<ref>[http://books.google.se/?id=WlY8AAAAIAAJ Etudes historiques: A l'occasion du XIII Congrés international des sciences historiques]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}}<ref name=EMB>[http://books.google.se/books?id=YbS9QmwDC58C The early medieval Balkans]</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2012}} The Bulgarian Empire subsequently annexed the region again. These and other Slavic tribes within the Bulgarian Empire were fused to form modern Bulgarians who became a Slavic nation.


[[Al-Mas'udi]] mentions the tribe when enumerating the Slavs in his historical works as ''Branicabin''.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}
[[Al-Mas'udi]] mentions the tribe when enumerating the Slavs in his historical works as ''Branicabin''.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

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The Braničevci (Bulgarian and Serbian: Браничевци, tr. Branichevtsi) were an early medieval Slavic tribe that existed in the 9th century that lived in modern Eastern Serbia, east of the Morava river in the region of Braničevo, which was named after the tribe. They settled before Bulgarian invasion of Balkan.

The etymology is from braniti se ("to defend"); Proto-Slavic *borniti, related to bòriti se ("to fight, struggle").[1]

They were conquered by the Bulgarian Khan Krum in 805 AD together with the Timočani and Obodrites. The Khan annexed the territories that would serve as a frontier to Rascia and the Franks, he replaced their leaders with Bulgarian administrators.[2][failed verification]

In 818 during the rule of Omurtag (814-836) Braničevci, together with other tribes of the frontier, revolted because of an administrative reform that deprived them of much of their local authority and seceded from Bulgaria.[3][failed verification][4]

They came under Frankish rule in 822.[5][failed verification] Timok and Branicevo would be of dispute between the Franks and Bulgars, the Khan sent embassies in 824 and 826 seeking to settle the border dispute, but was neglected.[6][failed verification][7][failed verification] The Bulgarian Empire subsequently annexed the region again. These and other Slavic tribes within the Bulgarian Empire were fused to form modern Bulgarians who became a Slavic nation.

Al-Mas'udi mentions the tribe when enumerating the Slavs in his historical works as Branicabin.[citation needed]

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