Samo's Empire
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Samo's Empire (also known as Samo's Kingdom or Samo's State) is the historiographical term[note 1] for the West Slavic tribal union established by King ("Rex") Samo. It existed between 623/631 and 658 in Central Europe.[1][2] The extent of Samo's power before and after 631 is disputed.[3]
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631–658 | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Morava, most likely Dowina (present Devín in Slovakia) | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Proto-Slavic | ||||||||||||||||||
Religion | [citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||
• Victory against Dagobert I | 631 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Death of King Samo | 658 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The centre of the union was most likely in Moravia and Nitravia (Nitra); additionally, the union included Czech tribes, Sorbian tribes (under Dervan), and other West Slavic tribes along the river Danube (present Lower Austria and Hungary). The polity has been called the first Slavic state.[4][5]