Banovina of Mačva
| Banate of Macsó Banate of Mačva Macsói bánság Banatus Machoviensis Mačvanska banovina Мачванска бановина |
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| Banate of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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| • | Established | 1254 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1496 | |||
| Today part of | Serbia | ||||
The Banate of Macsó or the Banate of Mačva was an administrative division (banate) of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, which was located in the present-day Mačva region of Serbia.
In Serbo-Croatian: "Mačvanska banovina" (Serbian Cyrillic: Мачванска бановина), Latin: Banatus Machoviensis, Hungarian: Macsói bánság.
The region of Mačva or Macsó probably came under Hungarian administration after the death of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus in 1180. It was first known as the Lower Syrmia (Sirmia ulterior) region.Rostislav Mikhailovich was mentioned among the dignitaries of Béla IV as Ban of Slavonia in 1247, and from 1254 onward he was mentioned as the Duke of Macsó (in Latin, dux de Macho). This was the first mention of the Banate of Macsó. The banate was named after a town called Macsó (Mačva or Macho), but the location of this settlement has not been clearly established in modern times. It is suspected that the town existed a few kilometers down the river from modern Šabac.
The Banate of Macsó was ruled by several powerful bans. In the 13th century, Béla of Macsó (grandson of Hungarian king Béla IV and son of Rostislav Mikhailovich) ruled the Banate of Macsó as well as Usora and Soli (areas across Drina river in today's northeastern Bosnia).
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