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Nishans
[a] was a
Polabian Slavic tribe that inhabited the basin of
Elbe river near
Dresden. They most likely were in the union with
Glomatian tribe.
[1] They were conquered by
Holy Roman Empire between 928 and 929, and their lands were incorporated into the
Margravate of Meissen.
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[2]
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Lech Leciejewicz (red.), Mały słownik kultury dawnych Słowian. Warsaw. Wiedza Powszechna. 1998. ISBN 83-214-0499-5.
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James Westfall Thompson. Feudal Germany, Volume II. New York. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. 1928.
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- Notes (ethnicity is undefined): 1 = supposedly Eastern Slavic tribes
- 2 = supposedly
Finno-Ugric tribes
- 3 = some of the Silesian tribes are Germanic, for example
Silings
- 5 = generally considered synonym for early medieval Slovaks
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