639 –
Salona sacked by
Avars;[4] refugees settle at nearby Spalatum.
998 –
Venetian Doge
Pietro Orseolo is granted the title of "Duke of Dalmatia" by the Emperor
Basil II (Venice is a nominal vassal of the Byzantine Emperors).[5]
1019 – First Bulgarian Empire destroyed, direct Byzantine rule restored to Split by Basil II (Venice stops using the title "Duke of Dalmatia").
1084 – The title of "Duke of Dalmatia" granted once more to Venetian doges by Emperor
Alexius I Comnenus, but the town remains under overlordship of King
Demetrius Zvonimir.[2]
1091 – Byzantine Emperor Alexius joins the old Theme of Dalmatia to the Empire.[2][7]
1096 – Emperor Alexius grants the administration of Dalmatia to the Doge of Venice.[7]
1124 – While Domenico Michele is engaged in battle with Byzantium, Stephen II retakes Split and the other Dalmatian cities.
1125 – Doge Domenico Michele returns and retakes Split and
the Dalmatian cities.
1141 –
Géza II of Hungary conquers Bosnian lands and re-establishes Hungarian rule in the city.
1171 – Emperor
Manuel I Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire restores Imperial control in Split for the last time.
1180 – Death of Manuel I, Hungary
re-assumes sovereignty.
1241 – City unsuccessfully besieged by Tartar forces.[5]
1244 – King Bela IV transfers[clarification needed] the election of Dalmatian city governors, that were previously done by cities themselves, to the
Ban of Croatia.[9][10]
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