Original scientific paper
NUMERICAL AND TERRITORIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN CROATS AND SERBS IN DALMATIA PRIOR TO CONTEMPORARY MIGRATIONS
Saša Mrduljaš
orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-2243
; Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar – Centar Split
Abstract
During the Ottoman conquests ethnic composition of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina was substantial ychanged. Its further modifications will continue during the liberation wars against Ottoman Empire. After the end of these wars, local ethno-territorial relations remained stable until the recent armed conflicts. In the context of present-day Dalmatia, as well as inconsiderably part of Croatia, the result of above mentioned ethnic changes was that it became the area of habitation of Serbian population too. The aim of this paper was to define the numerical and territorial relation between Croats and Serbs prior to contemporary mass-migrations which has begun at the end of 19 century. To that extent, predominantly homogeneous and heterogeneous ethnic communities were defined inside Dalmatia with designation of relevance which they had for political and socio-cultural relations between Dalmatian Croats and Serbs.
Keywords
Ottoman Empire; migrations; Croats; Serbs; Dalmatia
Hrčak ID:
149127
URI
Publication date:
15.7.2015.
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