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This is the history of '''[[Vojvodina]]'''.
 
[[Vojvodina]] ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Војводина or ''Vojvodina''; {{langx|hu|Vajdaság}}; {{langx|sk|Vojvodina}}; {{langx|ro|Voivodina}}; {{langx|hr|Vojvodina}}; [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]]: Войводина) is an [[Autonomous provinces of Serbia|autonomous province]] located in northern [[Serbia]]. It consists of the [[Pannonian Plain]] in the south, and the [[Danube]] and [[Sava]] (part of the [[Mačva]] region that belongs to Vojvodina is located south of Sava) rivers in the north.
'''Vojvodina''' is the Serbian name for the territory of Northern [[Serbia]], consisting of the southern part of the [[Pannonian Plain]]. Throughout history it has been a part of [[Dacia]], the [[Roman Empire]], the [[Huns|Hun Empire]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Gepids|Gepid Kingdom]], the [[Eurasian Avars|Avar Khanate]], the [[Franks|Frankish Kingdom]], the [[Pannonian Croatia]], the [[Great Moravia]], the [[Bulgarian Empire]], the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[Habsburg Monarchy]], the [[Austrian Empire]], [[Austria-Hungary]], the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]], the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], and [[Serbia and Montenegro]]. Since 2006, Vojvodina is part of an independent [[Serbia]] (It should be noted that historical name of Vojvodina between 1849 and 1860 was [[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]]. Vojvodina in 1918 united with the Kingdom of Serbia, and in 1945 with the People's Republic of Serbia).
 
==NameEtymology==
The name ''"Vojvodina"'' (Војводина) in the [[Serbian language]] simply means "[[voivodshipvoivodeship]]" or "[[duchy]]". Its original historical name (fromin 1848) was "[[Serbian VoivodshipVojvodina|Serbian Voivodeship]]" (Serbian Vojvodina), but since Vojvodina is now part of [[Serbia]], there is no need for the prefix "Serbian" anymore. The Serbian language uses two more varieties of the word ''Vojvodina''. These varieties are ''Vojvodovina'' (Војводовина), and ''Vojvodstvo'' (Војводство), whichthe latter being isan equivalent to the [[Polish language|Polish]] word for province, ''województwo'' (voivodshipvoivodeship).
 
As for the names of the 3three historical and geographical regions of which Vojvodina is composed, [[Syrmia]] was named after the ancient Roman city of [[Sirmium]], [[Bačka]] was named after the citytown of [[Bač, Serbia|Bač]], and [[Banat]] was named after the ruling title [[Ban (title)|Ban]].
 
==Territory of present-day Vojvodina throughout history==
Banat, Bačka and Syrmia: Throughout history, the territory of present-day Vojvodina (including regions of Banat, Bačka and Syrmia) has been (entirely or partially) a part of:
* the [[Scordisci|State of the Scordisci]] (3rd century BC–1st century AD), with capital in [[Singidunum]] (present-day [[Belgrade]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WB8gAAAAMAAJ&q=%22state+of+the+scordisci%22|title=Skordisci: istorija i kultura|first=Jovan|last=Todorović|date=August 29, 1974|publisher=Institut za izučavanje istorije Vojvodine|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The Roman War of Antiochos the Great|author=Grainger, J.D.|date=2002|volume=239|publisher=Brill|isbn=9789004128408|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fTf0Nkjw5-gC&pg=PA82|page=82|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=The Celtic Encyclopedia|author=Mountain, H.|date=1998|volume=1|publisher=Universal Publishers|isbn=9781581128901|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTbc1GIAwcIC&pg=PA215|page=215|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="revues">{{cite journal|url=http://histoiremesure.revues.org/880|title=Coins of the Macedonian Kingdom in the Interior of Balkans|year=2002|publisher=histoiremesure.revues.org|doi=10.4000/histoiremesure.880|access-date=September 6, 2015|last1=Ujes|first1=Dubravka|journal=Histoire & Mesure|volume=XVII|issue=3/4|pages=7–41|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* [[Dacia]] (1st century BC),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usuarios.multimania.es/superjulio/IMPERIOS%20BALCANICOS/Mapas%20Imperiales%20Imperio%20de%20Burebista%20de%20Dacia2.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224071029/http://usuarios.multimania.es/superjulio/IMPERIOS%20BALCANICOS/Mapas%20Imperiales%20Imperio%20de%20Burebista%20de%20Dacia2.jpg |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://usuarios.multimania.es/superjulio/IMPERIOS%20BALCANICOS/Mapas%20Imperiales%20Imperio%20de%20Burebista%20de%20Dacia1.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224070356/http://usuarios.multimania.es/superjulio/IMPERIOS%20BALCANICOS/Mapas%20Imperiales%20Imperio%20de%20Burebista%20de%20Dacia1.jpg |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://talcuireapocalipsa.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dacia-burebista.jpg|title=Image: dacia-burebista.jpg, (400 × 361 px)|publisher=talcuireapocalipsa.files.wordpress.com|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://juriscult.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/burebistahartadacia1.jpg |title=Burebistahartadacia1.JPG (409x300 pixels) |access-date=2012-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710061852/http://juriscult.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/burebistahartadacia1.jpg |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="mdn">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdn.md/biblioteca/images/05DaciaBurebista-01-01.jpg|title=Image: 05DaciaBurebista-01-01.jpg|publisher=mdn.md|access-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101212617/http://www.mdn.md/biblioteca/images/05DaciaBurebista-01-01.jpg|archive-date=November 1, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Roman Empire]] (1st–5th century),
* [[Huns|Hun Empire]] (5th century),
* [[Ostrogoths|Ostrogoth Kingdom]] (5th century),
* [[Gepids|Gepid Kingdom]] (5th–6th century),
* [[Langobards|Langobard State]] (6th century),
* [[Byzantine Empire]] (6th century; 11th–12th century),
* [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avar Khanate]] (6th–8th century),
* [[Franks|Frankish Kingdom]] (8th–9th century),
* [[Pannonian Slavs#Principality|Principality of Pannonian Croatia]] (9th century),<ref name="niif">{{cite web|url=http://keptar.niif.hu/000500/000586/magyaro-honf-terkep_nagykep.jpg|title=Image: magyaro-honf-terkep_nagykep.jpg, (2240 × 1800 px)|publisher=keptar.niif.hu|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Pannonian Slavs#Principality|Principality of Lower Pannonia]] (9th century),{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}
* [[Great Moravia]] (9th century) – according to various sources, Great Moravia included territory of present-day Vojvodina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zeitlerweb.com/img/775pxGreat_Moravia.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402184000/http://www.zeitlerweb.com/img/775pxGreat_Moravia.jpg |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="nd01">{{cite web|url=http://nd01.jxs.cz/988/783/895de26d69_51179296_o2.jpg|title=Image: 895de26d69_51179296_o2.jpg, (454 × 393 px)|publisher=nd01.jxs.cz|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820044248/http://nd01.jxs.cz/988/783/895de26d69_51179296_o2.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.provitacz.cz/public/upload/products/3183_velka_morava.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206024944/http://www.provitacz.cz/public/upload/products/3183_velka_morava.jpg |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> According to alternative theory presented by Peter Püspöki Nagy, Great Moravia was centered in present-day Serbia: around the river Velika Morava and in present-day Vojvodina,<ref name="blogspot">{{cite web|url=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z5j3wjkIaUw/THPQKJT_QpI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/V1VKogfh4eU/s1600/1986_86-01_08_Puspoki1_original.jpg|title=Image: 1986_86-01_08_Puspoki1_original.jpg, (1474 × 1439 px)|publisher=1.bp.blogspot.com|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
* [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]] (9th–11th century),
* [[Salan|Voivodeship of Salan]] (9th century),<ref name="niif"/>
* [[Glad (duke)|Voivodeship of Glad]] (9th century),<ref name="niif"/>
* [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (10th–16th century),
* [[Ahtum|Voivodeship of Ahtum]] (11th century),
* [[Sermon (ruler)|Voivodeship of Sermon]] (11th century),
* Kingdom of [[Syrmia]] of Serb king [[Stefan Dragutin]] (13th–14th century) – initially, Stefan Dragutin was vassal of Hungarian king, but later became an independent ruler,
* realm of [[Ugrin Csák]] (13th–14th century) – initially, Ugrin Csák was a Hungarian nobleman, but later became an independent ruler,
* [[Jovan Nenad|Serb state of Jovan Nenad]] (1526–1527),<ref name="google3">{{cite book|title=The Austrian military border: its political and cultural impact|author1=Maior, L.|author2=Bocșan, N.|author3=Bolovan, I.|date=1994|publisher=Glasul Bucovinei|isbn=9789739680028|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ijFAAAAIAAJ|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="google4">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=sr&q=%22even+enjoyed+independence+under+the+%22Czar%22+Jovan+Nenad%22 |title=Slavonic encyclopaedia, Joseph Slabey Rouček, Philosophical Library, 1949, page 505. |access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="google5">{{cite book|title=Srpsko srednjevekovno selo|author=Peruničić, B.|date=1956|publisher=Naučna kniga|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7h9BAAAAIAAJ|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="google6">{{cite book|title=Srbi u Rumuniji|author1=Cerović, L.|author2=Stepanov, L.|date=2000|publisher=Savez Srba u Rumuniji|isbn=9789739965712|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=710sAQAAIAAJ|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="google7">{{cite journal|title=Arhivski pregled|author1=Društvo arhivskih radnika SR Srbije|author2=Državna arhiva NR Srbije|journal=Arhivski Pregled. (Štamp. Izd.).|date=1990|issn=0004-1297|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GgwrAQAAIAAJ|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ottoman Empire]] (16th–18th century),
** Ottoman vassal duchy of [[Radoslav Čelnik]] (1527–1530),
* [[Habsburg monarchy]] (from 1699 to 1804), including:
** [[Military Frontier]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UusfAQAAMAAJ&q=%22The+former+name+of+a+nar-+tow+strip+of+land+along+the+Turkish+frontier+of+the+Austro-Hungarian+Empire.+It+had+a+special+military+constitution+and+formed+a+separate%22|title=Farrow's Military Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Military Knowledge|first=Edward Samuel|last=Farrow|date=August 29, 1895|publisher=Military-Naval Publishing Company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-7XNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+whole+Military+Frontier+thus+constituted+formerly+a+joint+crown+land%22|title=Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature|date=August 29, 1891|publisher=R.S. Peale|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FEHTAAAAMAAJ&q=%22the+military+frontier+became+a+special+crown+land,+and+obtained+rights+of+its+own%22|title=The World's History: South-eastern and eastern Europe|first=Hans Ferdinand|last=Helmolt|date=August 29, 1907|publisher=W. Heinemann|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u08sAAAAIAAJ&q=%22The+military+Frontier+had+been+suppressed+and+part+was+annexed+to+Transylvania+in+1851+part+to+Hungary+in+1872%22|title=The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church|first=Charles George|last=Herbermann|date=August 29, 1913|publisher=Encyclopedia Press}}</ref>
** [[Banat of Temeswar]] (until 1778),
** [[Kingdom of Hungary (1538–1867)|Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary]] (which included [[Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia]] and Habsburg [[Kingdom of Slavonia]]),
* [[Austrian Empire]] (from 1804 to 1867), including:
** [[Serbian Vojvodina]] (1848–49),
** [[Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar]] (1849–60),
** [[Military Frontier]],
** [[Kingdom of Hungary (1538–1867)|Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary]] (which included the [[Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia]] and the Habsburg [[Kingdom of Slavonia]]<ref name="terra">{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.es/personal7/jqvaraderey/181815ge.gif|title=Image: 181815ge.gif|publisher=terra.es|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218100008/http://www.terra.es/personal7/jqvaraderey/181815ge.gif|url-status=dead}}</ref>) – after 1849, Kingdom of Slavonia was a separate Habsburg crownland,
* [[Austria-Hungary]] (from 1867 to 1918), including:
** [[Military Frontier]] (until 1882),<ref name="historyonmaps">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyonmaps.com/ColourSamples/cbig/DissolutionMilitayFrontier.jpg|title=Image: DissolutionMilitayFrontier.jpg, (783 × 800 px)|publisher=historyonmaps.com|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
** [[Kingdom of Slavonia]] (until 1868),
** [[Kingdom of Hungary|Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary]] (which included Habsburg [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]]<ref name="bosnjaci">{{cite web|url=http://www.bosnjaci.net/foto/Bosna_i_Evropa1.jpg|title=Image: Bosna_i_Evropa1.jpg, (640 × 507 px)|publisher=bosnjaci.net|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>),
* [[State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs]] (1918),
* [[Banat Republic]] (1918),
* [[Kingdom of Serbia]] (1918),
* [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] (1918–1929),
* [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] (1929–41, also during World War – from 1941 to 1944: the area governed by the [[Military Administration in Serbia]] ([[Banat (1941–1944)|Western Banat]] was under German minority rule, by “[[Volksdeutsche]]”), the [[Independent State of Croatia]] and [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Kingdom Of Hungary]],
* [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (1944–92),
* [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (1992–2003),
* [[Serbia and Montenegro]] (2003–06), and,
* [[Serbia]] (2006–present)
 
Mačva: Through the history, the region of Mačva (whose northern part is within present-day Vojvodina) has been a part of: the [[Roman Empire]] (1st–4th century), the [[Byzantine Empire]] (4th–5th century; 5th–7th century; 11th–12th century), the [[Hun Empire]] (5th century), the [[Slavs|Slavic-controlled territories]] (7th–9th century), the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]] (9th–11th century), the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (12th–13th century; 14th century; 15th century; 16th century), the [[Stefan Dragutin|State of Serb king Stefan Dragutin]] (13th–14th century), the [[Serbian Empire]] (14th century), the [[Nikola Altomanović|State of Nikola Altomanović]] (14th century), the [[Moravian Serbia]] (14th century), the [[Serbian Despotate]] (15th century), the [[Ottoman Empire]] (15th century; 16th–18th century; 18th–19th century), the [[Habsburg monarchy]] (1718–39), the [[Karađorđe|Karađorđe's Serbia]] (1804–13), the vassal [[Principality of Serbia]] (1815–78), the independent [[Principality of Serbia]] (1878–82), the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] (1882–1918), the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] (1918–29), the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] (1929–1941), the [[Nedić's Serbia]] (1941–1944), the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (1944–92), the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (1992–2003), and [[Serbia and Montenegro]] (2003–06). Since 2006, the region is part of independent [[Serbia]].
 
An autonomous region named [[Serbian Vojvodina]] was proclaimed in the [[May Assembly]], which was organized by local Serbs in 1848. Due to the advance of the Hungarian army in 1849 and disagreements between Serb leaders, the autonomous Serb region ceased to exist in 1849 and the remains of its army joined the Austrian imperial army. Later that year (1849), after the Austrian and Russian armies defeated the Hungarians, a separate Habsburg crownland named the [[Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar]] was formed. It existed from 1849 to 1860 and covered a larger territory than the original Serbian Vojvodina. After [[World War I]], in 1918, the Assembly of local Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs of Banat, Bačka and Baranja declared the secession of these regions from the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] and the creation of an administrative province named [[Banat, Bačka and Baranja]], which joined the Kingdom of Serbia. Its borders with newly independent Hungary were defined by the [[Treaty of Trianon]] (1920). In 1929 the region became a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia named [[Danube Banovina]]. From 1944 to 1945 until the breakup of Yugoslavia it was an autonomous province, of socialist Serbia and Yugoslavia. Together with Kosovo and Metohija, Vojvodina enjoyed highly autonomous status between 1974 and 1990.
 
==Early history==
[[File:Indo Europeans Vojvodina map.png|thumb|left|Ancient peoples ([[Illyrians]], [[Dacians]], [[Celts]], [[Sarmatians]], and others) in the territory of modern Vojvodina.]]
The territory of present-day Vojvodina has been inhabited since the [[Paleolithic]] period. [[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Indo-European]] peoples moved into this area during three migration waves, which are dated in 4200 &nbsp;BC, 3300 &nbsp;BC, and 2800 &nbsp;BC respectively.

Before the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] conquest in the [[1st century BC]], Indo-European peoples of [[Illyrians|Illyrian]], [[Thracians|Thracian]] and [[Celts|Celtic]] origin inhabited the region. Some of the important tribes that lived in the territory of present-day Vojvodina were: [[Agatirses]], [[Dacians]] (Thracian tribes), [[AmantinesAmantini]], [[BreuksBreuci]], [[Pannonians]] (Illyrian tribes), and [[Skordisces]] (Celtic tribe). The later Roman province of Pannonia was named after one of the Illyrian tribes from the region - the Pannonians.
 
==Romans==
The Romans conquered this region in the 1st century BC. Opposing Roman rule, the Illyrian tribes started an uprising in 6 AD. The leaders of this uprising were [[Baton of Pannonia|Baton]] and [[Pines of Pannonia|Pines]], the first named individuals known to be from the present-day Vojvodina territory. The [[Banat]] region was a part of the Roman province [[Dacia]], while the [[Syrmia]] region was part of the province [[Pannonia]].
[[Image:Traianus Decius.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Decius|Traianus Decius]], Roman Emperor (249-251), born in village [[Budalia]] near [[Sirmium]]]]
 
Romans conquered this region in the [[1st century BC]]. Opposing the Roman rule, Illyrian tribes started uprising in [[6 AD]]. Leaders of this uprising were [[Baton of Pannonia|Baton]] and [[Pines of Pannonia|Pines]], the first named individuals from the present-day Vojvodina territory recorded in history.
[[Sirmium]] (today [[Sremska Mitrovica]]) was an important [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] town. It developed into the economic capital of Roman Pannonia and later became one of the four capital cities of the Roman Empire during the [[Tetrarchy]]. Six [[Roman Emperors]] were born in this city or in its surroundings: [[Decius|Decius Traian]] (249–251), [[Aurelian]] (270–275), [[Marcus Aurelius Probus|Probus]] (276–282), [[Maximian|Maximianus Herculius]] (285–310), [[Constantius II]] (337–361) and [[Gratian]] (367–383). These emperors mostly were Romanized Illyrians by origin.
 
Although the southern and eastern parts of present-day Vojvodina (Syrmia and Banat) were part of the Roman Empire, the north-western parts (Bačka) were inhabited and ruled by the [[Iazyges]], an Iranian tribe.
[[Sirmium]] (today [[Sremska Mitrovica]]) was an important [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] town. It developed into the economic capital of Roman [[Pannonia]] and later became one of the four capital cities of the Roman Empire during the [[Tetrarchy]]. Six [[Roman Emperors]] were born in this city or in its surroundings: [[Decius|Decius Traian]] (249-251), [[Aurelian]] (270-275), [[Probus]] (276-282), [[Maximian|Maximianus Herculius]] (285-310), [[Constantius II]] (337-361) and [[Gratian]] (367-383). These emperors mostly were Romanized Illyrians by origin.
 
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Although, the southern and eastern parts of present-day Vojvodina (Syrmia and Banat) were part of the Roman Empire, the north-western parts (Bačka) were inhabited and ruled by [[Iazyges]], an Iranian tribe.
Image:Emperor Traianus Decius (Mary Harrsch).jpg|[[Decius|Traianus Decius]], Roman Emperor (249–251), born in the village of [[Budalia]] near [[Sirmium]].
Image:Roman cities Vojvodina.png|[[Banat]], as a part of the Roman province [[Dacia]]; [[Syrmia]], as a part of the Roman province [[Pannonia]]; and [[Bačka]] under Sarmatian rule.
Image:Prefecture_of_Illyricum_map.png|[[Sirmium]], capital of the [[Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum]] and one of 4 capitals of the [[Tetrarchy|Roman Empire]].
</gallery>
 
==Migrations==
The [[Huns]] drove the Romans out of Pannonia after A.D. [[395]]. The rule of the Huns lasted a little over half a century, and the region then became part of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. PannoniaMuch (aof province[[Syrmia]] was part of the [[Pannonia (Byzantine Empireprovince)|Byzantine existedprovince inof [[SyrmiaPannonia]] in the [[6th century]]; its capital was [[Sirmium]]. AreaThe area was later conquered by the [[Gepids]] and, for a short time, Sirmium became a capital of the Gepid Kingdom. In 567, the Gepids were defeated by the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]] who established their rule over the region.
 
==Slavs==
[[Image:Salan.png|thumb|left|250px|Voivodship (duchy) of [[Salan]], 9th century]]
[[File:Salan.png|thumb|left|250px|Voivodship (duchy) of [[Salan]], 9th century.]]
During the early medieval migrations, [[Slavs]] ([[Severians|Severans]], [[Abodrites]], [[Braničevci]], [[Timočani]], and [[Serbs]]) settled in the territory of present-day Vojvodina in the [[6th century|6th]] and [[7th century|7th]] centuries, but pockets of Romanised population remained in the area. Serbs were recorded as a nation which lived in northern [[Banat]] in the year [[567]]. In the beginning of the [[9th century]], Syrmia was for the short time part of the state of [[Ljudevit Posavski]] (Pannonian Croatia) and after Frankish conquest of the region, Bulgarians conquered its eastern part.
[[Slavs]] ([[Severians|Severans]], [[Abodrites]], [[Braničevci]], [[Timočani]], and [[Serbs]]) settled in the territory of present-day Vojvodina in the 6th and 7th centuries AD, but pockets of Romanized population remained in the area. Serbs were recorded in northern [[Banat]] from the year 567. In the beginning of the 9th century, Syrmia was for the short time part of the state of [[Ljudevit Posavski]] (Pannonian Duchy or Pannonian Croatia) and after the Frankish conquest of the region, the Bulgarian Empire conquered its eastern part.
 
In the [[9th century]], the territory of present-day Vojvodina wasbecame a part of the [[BulgariaFirst Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]]. According to the [[Gesta Hungarorum]], [[Salan]], a Bulgarian [[Voivode|voivod]] ([[duke]]), ruled the territory of [[Bačka]], and his capital city was [[Titel]]. Another Bulgarian voivod, [[Glad (duke)|Glad]], ruled in [[Banat]], but there are no other sources mentioning them except from the Gesta, which was written three hundred years later, so their existence is questionable. HisBy the Gesta Ungarorum, Glad's descendant was [[AhtumAjtony]], aor Ahtum, voivod of [[Banat]], the last ruler who opposed to the establishment of the Hungarian[[Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of Hungary]]. AhtumAjtony was probably an [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christian]], and the modern historiography views him as a Hungarian tribal chief.
 
In the [[11th century]], the ruler of Syrmia was [[Sermon (ruler)|Sermon]], a vassal of the Bulgarian emperor [[Samuil of Bulgaria|Samuil]], who ruled from Ohrid. Sermon produced his own golden coins in present -day [[Sremska Mitrovica]]. After Bulgariansthe wereBulgarian Empire was defeated by the Byzantine Empire, Sermon was captured and killed, because he didn’tchose wantnot to complyco-operate with the new authorities.
 
==Kingdom of Hungary and medieval Serbs==
The [[Hungarians]] (or [[Magyars]]) arrived in the [[Pannonian Plain]] during the last decade of the [[9th century]]. Hungarian rule was established in parts of the territory of present-day Vojvodina, beginning infrom the [[10th century]]. Bačka came under Hungarian rule in the 10th century, after the Hungarians defeated Salan. Banat came under Hungarian rule in the [[11th century]] after the defeat of [[Ahtum]], andwhile Syrmia came under Hungarian rule in the [[12th century]] after the [[Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of Hungary]] conquered it from the Byzantines. Before the Hungarian conquest, a province of the Byzantine Empire named [[Theme Sirmium]] existed in the territory of Syrmia.
 
In the 13th century, the territory of present-day Vojvodina was divided into several counties: [[Bacs-Bodrog|Bač]] (Bacsensis) and [[Bacs-Bodrog|Bodrog]] (Bodrogiensis), both in the region of [[Bačka]], [[Szerém (former county)|Syrmia]] (Sirmiensis) and [[Vukovar]] (Vukovariensis), both in the region of [[Syrmia]], and [[Kovin]] (Covinum) in the region of [[Banat]].
 
===Kingdom of Syrmia===
[[Image:Dragutin.jpeg|thumb|left|[[Stefan Dragutin]], king of Syrmia (1282-1316)]]
[[File:StefanDragutin.jpg|thumb|left|[[Stefan Dragutin]], king of Syrmia (1282–1316).]]
Between [[1282]] and [[1316]] the [[Serbs|Serbian]] King [[Stefan Dragutin]] ruled the ''Kingdom of Syrmia'', which consisted of the north-western parts of present-day [[Central Serbia]] (including [[Mačva]], [[Braničevo]], [[Podrinje]], etc), south-western part of present-day Vojvodina (northern part of the region of Mačva), as well as [[Usora (Bosnia)|Usora]] and [[Soli (Bosnia)|Soli]] in present-day [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. His capital cities were [[Debrc]] (between [[Belgrade]] and [[Šabac]]) and [[Belgrade]]. In that time the name ''Syrmia'' was a designation for two territories: ''Upper Syrmia'' (present-day [[Syrmia]]) and ''Lower Syrmia'' (present-day [[Mačva]]). The Kingdom of Syrmia under the rule of Stefan Dragutin was located in Lower Syrmia. Another local ruler, [[Ugrin Čak]], ruled over Upper Syrmia, [[Slavonija]], and [[Bačka]], and his residence was in [[Ilok]]. At first, Stefan Dragutin was a vassal of the Hungarian king, but since the central power in the Kingdom of Hungary collapsed, both, Stefan Dragutin and Ugrin Čak were de facto independent rulers. Stefan Dragutin died in 1316, and was succeeded by his son, King [[Stefan Vladislav II|Vladislav II]] ([[1316]]-[[1325]]), while Ugrin Čak died in [[1311]]. Vladislav II was defeated by the king of Serbia, [[Stefan Dečanski]], in 1324, and after this, Lower Syrmia became a subject of dispute between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Hungary. After death of Ugrin Čak, Upper Syrmia and southern Bačka came under authority of the Hungarian king.
Between 1282 and 1316 the [[Serbs|Serbian]] King [[Stefan Dragutin]] ruled the [[Realm of Stefan Dragutin|Kingdom of Syrmia]], which consisted of the north-western parts of present-day [[Central Serbia]] (including [[Mačva]], [[Braničevo District|Braničevo]], [[Podrinje]], etc.), south-western part of present-day Vojvodina (northern part of the region of Mačva),{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} as well as [[Usora (Bosnia)|Usora]] and [[Soli (Bosnia)|Soli]] in present-day [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. His capital cities were [[Debrc]] (between [[Belgrade]] and [[Šabac]]) and [[Belgrade]]. At that time, the name ''Syrmia'' was a designation for two territories: ''Upper Syrmia'' (present-day [[Syrmia]]) and ''Lower Syrmia'' (present-day [[Mačva]]). The Kingdom of Syrmia under the rule of Stefan Dragutin was located in Lower Syrmia. Another local ruler, [[Ugrin Čak]], ruled over Upper Syrmia, [[Slavonija]], [[Bačka]] and [[Banat]], and his residence was in [[Ilok]]. At first, Stefan Dragutin was a vassal of the Hungarian king, but after the central power in the Kingdom of Hungary collapsed, both, Stefan Dragutin and Ugrin Čak became de facto independent rulers.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} Stefan Dragutin died in 1316, and was succeeded by his son, King [[Stefan Vladislav II|Vladislav II]] (1316–25), while Ugrin Čak died in 1311. Vladislav II was defeated by the king of Serbia, [[Stefan Dečanski]], in 1324, and after this, Lower Syrmia became a subject of dispute between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Hungary. After the death of Ugrin Čak, Upper Syrmia, southern Bačka and south-western Banat were placed under authority of the Hungarian king.
 
===Serbian despots===
Though Serbs were part of the aboriginal Slavic population in the territory of present-day Vojvodina (especially in Syrmia), an increasing number of [[Serbs]] began settling from the [[14th century]] onward. By [[1483]], according to a Hungarian source, as much as half of the population of the territory of present-day Vojvodina at the time consisted of Serbs. Serbian despots, [[Stefan Lazarević]] and [[Đurađ Branković]], also had their possessions in the territory of present-day Vojvodina (and Pannonian part of present-day Belgrade), which included [[Zemun]] (today part of [[Belgrade]]), [[Stari Slankamen|Slankamen]], [[Kupinovo|Kupinik]], [[Sremska Mitrovica|Mitrovica]], [[Novi Bečej|Bečej]], and [[Zrenjanin|Veliki Bečkerek]], which were given to despot Stefan Lazarević In 1404 by Hungarian king [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]]. [http://www.slankamen.org.yu/slankamen/ss.html] In 1417, [[Apatin]] is also mentioned among his possessions. [http://www.mojapatin.com/?s=istorija] These towns were confirmed as possession of despot Đurađ Branković, who also gained a title of baron and new possessions which included [[Bečej|Stari Bečej]], [[Kulpin]], [[Čurug]], [[Sveti Petar]], [[Perlek]], [[Peser]], [[Bačko Petrovo Selo|Petrovo Selo]], [[Arač]], [[Vršac]], etc.
Though Serbs were part of the aboriginal Slavic population in the territory of present-day Vojvodina (especially in Syrmia), an increasing number of [[Serbs]] began settling from the 14th century onward. Serbian despots [[Stefan Lazarević]] and [[Đurađ Branković]] also had their personal possessions in the territory of present-day Vojvodina (and Pannonian part of present-day Belgrade), which included [[Zemun]], [[Stari Slankamen|Slankamen]], [[Kupinovo|Kupinik]], [[Sremska Mitrovica|Mitrovica]], [[Novi Bečej|Bečej]], and [[Zrenjanin|Veliki Bečkerek]], which were given to the despot Stefan Lazarević (who was a tertiary vassal or a majordomo of Sigismund) in 1404 by Hungarian king [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slankamen.org.yu/slankamen/ss.html |title=Sve o Slankamenu |website=www.slankamen.org.yu |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928082638/http://www.slankamen.org.yu/slankamen/ss.html |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1417, [[Apatin]] is also mentioned among his personal possessions. Later in the 15th century, the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković became the single largest landowner in the Kingdom of Hungary, possessing estates as far afield in the Banat, Transylvania and the region around Debrecen. For that he received the title of baron in the [[Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of Hungary]]. However, after Branković's dealings with the Turks were discovered in 1455 (leading among other things to Hunyadi's defeat at the battle of Kosovo), his estates were confiscated and placed under the stewardship of Hunyadi (who was acting regent at the time).
 
After the [[Ottoman Empire]] conquered [[Serbian Despotate]] (in [[1459]]), [[Titular ruler|titular]] despots of Serbia ruledhas inreceived from Hungarian kings territory of late Đurađ Branković and they have continued to control parts of the territory of present-day Vojvodina (mostlyuntil inOttoman Syrmia)conquest asin vassals of the Hungarian kings1526. The residence of the despots was [[Kupinovo|Kupinik]] (today Kupinovo) in [[Syrmia]], while other important places that were in possession of the despots included [[Stari Slankamen|Slankamen]], [[Berkasovo]], [[Zrenjanin|Bečkerek]], etc. The Serbian despots in Syrmia were: [[Vuk Grgurević]] (1471-14851471–85), [[Đorđe Branković]] (1486-14961486–96), [[Jovan Branković]] (1496-15021496–1502), [[Ivaniš Berislav]] (1504-15141504–14), and [[Stevan Berislav]] (1520-15351520–35). The last two titular despots of Serbia, [[Radič Božić]] (1527-15281527–28) and [[Pavle Bakić]] (1537) did not rule in the territory of present-day Vojvodina, but had possessions in the territories of present-day [[Romania]] and [[Hungary]]. According to people's tradition, [[Stefan Štiljanović]] was also an (unofficial) Serbian despot (from 1537 to 1540). His residence was in the town of [[Morović]] in Syrmia. The fact that titular Despots of Serbia ruled incontrolled the territory of present-day Vojvodina, but also the presence of large Serb population, are the reasons because in many historical records and maps, which were written and drawn between [[15th century|15th]] and [[18th century|18th]] centuries, territory of present-day Vojvodina was named ''[[RaciDespotate of Raška|Rascia]]'' ([[Serbia]]) and ''Little Rascia'' (Little Serbia). See also [[Rascians]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}
 
==Ottoman Empire, Jovan Nenad and Radoslav Čelnik== <!--Linked from [[Template:Serbian monarchs]]-->
==Ottoman Empire==
[[ImageFile:EmperorTsar Jovan Nenad monument.JPGjpg|thumb|250px|Monument to [[Emperor Jovan Nenad]] in [[Subotica]].]]
[[ImageFile:Serbian empire03empire06 map.png|thumb|250px|Serbian Empire of [[Emperor Jovan Nenad|Jovan Nenad]], 1526-15271526–27.]]
The [[Ottoman Empire]] took control of the territory of present-day Vojvodina following the [[Battle of Mohács]] of [[1526]] and the fall of [[Banat]] in [[1552]]. This turbulent period caused a massive depopulation of this region, with most of the [[Hungarians]] and Catholic [[South Slavs]] ([[Šokci]]) fled to the north, and were replaced by Serb and Muslim inhabitants.
 
The [[Ottoman Empire]] took control of the territory of present-day Vojvodina following the [[Battle of Mohács]] of 1526 and the conquest of [[Banat]] in 1552.<ref name="Samson">{{cite book |last1=Samson |first1=Jim |title=Music in the Balkans |date=2013 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=9789004250383 |page=172 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yJ60SHL4R-0C&pg=PA172}}</ref> This turbulent period caused a massive depopulation of this region, with most of the [[Hungarians]] and Catholic [[Croats]] ([[Šokci]]) fled to the north, and were replaced by Serb and Muslim inhabitants.
Soon after the Battle of Mohács, [[Emperor Jovan Nenad|Jovan Nenad]], a leader of the Serb mercenaries, established his rule in [[Bačka]], northern [[Banat]] and a small part of [[Syrmia]]. He created an ephemeral independent state, with [[Subotica]] as its capital. At the pitch of his power, Jovan Nenad proclaimed himself Serbian Emperor in Subotica. Taking advantage of the extremely confused military and political situation, the Hungarian noblemen from the region joined forces against him and defeated the Serbian troops in the summer of [[1527]]. Emperor Jovan Nenad was assassinated and his state collapsed.
 
Soon after the Battle of Mohács, [[Emperor Jovan Nenad|Jovan Nenad]], a leader of the Serb mercenaries, established his rule in [[Bačka]], northern [[Banat]] and a small part of [[Syrmia]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Maior |editor1-first=Liviu |editor2-last=Bocșan |editor2-first=Nicolae |editor3-last=Bolovan |editor3-first=Ioan |title=Granița Militară Austriacă |date=1994 |publisher=Editura, Glasul Bucovinei |isbn=9789739680028 |page=66}}</ref> He created an ephemeral independent state, with [[Subotica]] as its capital. At the pitch of his power, Jovan Nenad proclaimed himself Serbian Emperor in Subotica. Taking advantage of the extremely confused military and political situation, the Hungarian noblemen from the region joined forces against him and defeated the Serbian troops in the summer of 1527. Emperor Jovan Nenad was assassinated and his state collapsed.
After the assassination of Jovan Nenad, the general commander of his army, [[Radoslav Čelnik]], moved with part of the former emperor's army from Bačka to Syrmia, and acceded into the Ottoman service. Radoslav Čelnik then ruled over Syrmia as Ottoman vassal and took for himself the title of the duke of Syrmia, while his residence was in [[Slankamen]].
 
After the assassination of Jovan Nenad, the general commander of his army, [[Radoslav Čelnik]], moved with part of the former emperor's army from Bačka to Syrmia, and acceded into the Ottoman service. Radoslav Čelnik then ruled over Syrmia as Ottoman vassal and took for himself the title of the duke of Syrmia, while his residence was in [[Stari Slankamen|Slankamen]].
During the Ottoman rule, most of the inhabitants of the territory of present-day Vojvodina region were Serbs. In that time, villages were mostly populated with Serbs, while cities were populated mostly with [[Muslims]] and Serbs. [[Eyalet of Temeşvar]] (Turkish province) existed in [[Banat]] after [[1552]], while the [[Sanjak]] of [[Syrmia]] and the Sanjak of [[Szeged]] existed in [[Syrmia]] and [[Bačka]]. In [[1594]] Serbs in [[Banat]] started a large uprising opposing Turkish rule. This was one of three largest Serbian uprisings in history, and the largest one before the [[First Serbian Uprising]] led by [[Karađorđe]].
 
During the Ottoman rule, most of the inhabitants of the territory of present-day Vojvodina region were Serbs.<ref name="Samson" /> During that time, villages were mostly populated with Serbs, while cities were mostly mixed with various [[Muslims|Muslim]] populations including islamized Serbs.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} [[Eyalet of Temeşvar]] (Turkish province) existed in [[Banat]] after 1552, while the [[Sanjak of Syrmia]] and the [[Sanjak of Segedin|Sanjak of Szeged]] existed in [[Syrmia]] and [[Bačka]]. In 1594 Serbs in [[Banat]] staged an uprising opposing Ottoman rule. This was one of three largest Serbian uprisings in history, and the largest before the [[First Serbian Uprising]] led by [[Karađorđe]].
==Habsburg Monarchy==
The [[Habsburg Monarchy]] took control of the territory of present-day Vojvodina among other lands by the treaties of [[Treaty of Karlowitz|Karlovci]] ([[1699]]) and [[Treaty of Passarowitz|Požarevac]] ([[1718]]). The areas adjacent to the Ottoman territory (entire [[Syrmia]] and eastern [[Bačka]]) were incorporated into the [[Military Frontier]] (its [[Slavonia]]n, [[Tisa]], and [[Danube]] sections), while western Bačka was incorporated into the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. The [[Banat of Temeswar]] was established as a separate military province of the Habsburg Monarchy in [[1718]], and remained under military administration until [[1751]], when [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] introduced a civil administration. The Banat province was abolished in [[1778]]. The southern part of the Banat remained part of the Military Frontier ([[Banat Krajina]]) until it was abolished in [[1871]]. In [[1745]], northern Syrmia was incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Slavonia]], a Habsburg land, mainly inhabited by Serbs and Croats (According to [[1790]] data, population of the Kingdom of Slavonia was composed of: [[Serbs]] (46.8%), [[Croats]] (45.7%), [[Hungarians]] (6.8%), etc.). The south-eastern parts of Syrmia remained within the Military Frontier.
 
==Habsburg Rule==
The end of the Ottoman rule dramatically altered the demographic character of the territory of present-day Vojvodina region, as much of the ethnic Serb population had been decimated through warfare. The Muslim population also fled from the region. The Serbian [[patriarch]], [[Arsenije III Čarnojević]], fearing the revenge of the Ottomans for the Serbian rebellion, immigrated in the last decade of the [[17th century]] to the Habsburg Monarchy with about 60-70,000 Serb refugees. The [[Habsburg Monarchy|Habsburg Emperor]] promised them religious freedom as well as the right to elect their own "[[voivod]]" (military and civil governor), and incorporated much of the region where they settled, later known as ''Vojvodina'', into the Military Frontier.
 
===Hungarian Crown Land (1699–1849)===
The emperor also recognized Serbs as one of the official nations of the Habsburg Monarchy and he recognized the right of Serbs to have territorial autonomy within one separate voivodship. This right, however, was not realized before the [[Revolutions of 1848|revolution in 1848-1849]]. The immigration of Serbs to the region was maintained during the 18th century. In 1687, the northern parts of the region were settled by ethnic [[Bunjevci]].
 
The [[Habsburg monarchy]] took control of the territory of present-day Vojvodina among other lands by the treaties of [[Treaty of Karlowitz|Karlovci]] (1699) and [[Treaty of Passarowitz|Požarevac]] (1718). The areas adjacent to the Ottoman territory (entire [[Syrmia]] and eastern [[Bačka]]) were incorporated into the [[Military Frontier]] (its [[Slavonia]]n, [[Tisza|Tisa]], and [[Danube]] sections), while western Bačka was incorporated into the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. The [[Banat of Temeswar]] was established as a separate military province of the Habsburg monarchy in 1718, and remained under military administration until 1751, when [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] introduced a civil administration. The Banat province was abolished in 1778. The southern part of the Banat remained inside the Military Frontier ([[Banat Krajina]]) until it was abolished in 1871. In 1745, northern Syrmia was incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Slavonia]], a Habsburg land, mainly inhabited by Serbs and Croats. (According to 1790 data, population of the Kingdom of Slavonia was composed of: [[Serbs]] (46.8%), [[Croats]] (45.7%), [[Hungarians]] (6.8%), etc.) The south-eastern parts of Syrmia remained within the Military Frontier.
During the [[Kurucs|Kuruc War]] ([[1703]]-[[1711]]) of [[Francis II Rakoczi]], the territory of present-day Vojvodina was a battlefield between Hungarian rebels and local Serbs who fought on the side of the Habsburg Emperor. Serbs in [[Bačka]] suffered the greatest losses. Hungarian rebels burned Serbian villages and many Serbs were expelled from Bačka. [[Darvas]], the prime military commander of the Hungarian rebels, which fought against Serbs in Bačka, wrote: "We burned all large places of ''[[Raci|Rascia]]'', on the both banks of the rivers [[Danube]] and [[Tisa]]". It is estimated that Hungarian forces killed about 100,000 Serbs.
 
The end of the Ottoman rule dramatically altered the demographic character of the territory of present-day Vojvodina region, as much of the ethnic Serb population had been decimated through warfare. The Muslim population also fled from the region and some of them found refugee in Ottoman Bosnia. The Serbian [[patriarch]], [[Arsenije III Čarnojević]], fearing the revenge of the Ottomans for the Serbian rebellion, immigrated in the last decade of the 17th century to the Habsburg monarchy with about 60–70,000 Serb refugees, but they mostly settled in the territory of what is now Republic of Hungary and only small part of them settled in western Bačka in present-day Vojvodina. However, because of this event, the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg Emperor]] promised religious freedom to all Serbs in the Habsburg Monarchy, as well as the right to elect their own "[[Voivode|voivod]]" (military and civil governor). Much of the territory of present-day Vojvodina where Serbs lived was incorporated into the Military Frontier.
During the Habsburg rule many non-Serb colonists also settled in the territory of present-day Vojvodina. They were mainly ([[Roman Catholic|Catholic]]) [[Ethnic German|Germans]] and [[Magyar people|Hungarians]], but also [[Pannonian Rusyns|Ruthenians]], [[Slovaks]], [[Romanians]], and others. The ''Donauschwaben'', or [[Danube Swabians]] established many settlements in the area during the reign of [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]].
 
[[File:Srpske privilegije 1732.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Serbian (Illyrian Nation) privileges in the Habsburg monarchy - a book from 1732. Serbs were a recognized nation in the Habsburg Monarchy.]]
Because of this colonization, Serbs lost the absolute ethnic majority in the region, and territory of present-day Vojvodina became one of the most ethnically diverse regions of [[Europe]]. However, there was also some emigration from the territory of present-day Vojvodina: after the Tisa-Moriš section of the Military Frontier was abolished, many Serbs from the north-eastern parts of Bačka left this region and immigrated to [[Russia]] (notably to [[Nova Serbia]] and [[Slavo-Serbia]]) in [[1752]], and this region was then populated with new Hungarian settlers. Many Hungarians came after [[1867]], when Hungary became autonomous part of the Habsburg Empire (Then renamed to [[Austria-Hungary]]). Serbs, however, remained the single largest ethnic group in the territory of present-day Vojvodina, until the second half of 20th century, when they became the absolute majority again.
The emperor also recognized Serbs as one of the official nations of the Habsburg monarchy and he recognized the right of Serbs to have territorial autonomy within one separate voivodship. This right, however, was not realized before the [[Revolutions of 1848|revolution in 1848–49]]. The immigration of Serbs to the Habsburg monarchy was maintained during the 18th century. In 1687, the northern parts of the region were settled by ethnic [[Bunjevci]].
 
During the [[Kurucs|Kuruc War]] (1703–11) of [[Francis II Rakoczi]], the territory of present-day Vojvodina was a battlefield between Hungarian rebels and local Serbs who fought on the side of the Habsburg Emperor. Serbs in [[Bačka]] suffered the greatest losses. Hungarian rebels burned Serbian villages and many Serbs were expelled from Bačka.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} [[Darvas]], the prime military commander of the Hungarian rebels, which fought against Serbs in Bačka, wrote: "We burned all large places of ''[[Raci (ethnonym)|Rascia]]'', on the both banks of the rivers [[Danube]] and [[Tisza|Tisa]]".
The "long [[19th century]]" ([[1789]]-[[1914]]) was marked by rapid population increase, prosperity, sustained economic development, expansion of the transportation infrastructure, and despite the birth of the various national and reform movements also of relatively peaceful interethnic relations and the reconstruction of the educational system. It was a period of integration into Europe, both economically and spirtitually.
During the Habsburg rule many non-Serb colonists also settled in the territory of present-day Vojvodina. They were mainly ([[Catholic Germans|Catholic]]) [[Ethnic German|Germans]] and [[Magyar people|Hungarians]], but also [[Pannonian Rusyns|Ruthenians]], [[Slovaks]], [[Romanians]], and others. The ''Donauschwaben'', or [[Danube Swabians]] established many settlements in the area during the reign of [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]].
 
Because of this colonization, Serbs lost the absolute ethnic majority in the region,{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} and territory of present-day Vojvodina became one of the most ethnically diverse regions of Europe. However, there was also some emigration from the territory of present-day Vojvodina: after the Tisa-Moriš section of the Military Frontier was abolished, many Serbs from the north-eastern parts of Bačka left this region and immigrated to Russia (notably to [[New Serbia (Russian province)|New Serbia]] and [[Slavo-Serbia]]) in 1752, and this region was then populated with new Hungarian settlers. Many Hungarians came after 1867,{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} when the [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867|Austro-Hungarian Compromise]] was reached and Austria-Hungary as a dual monarchy was established. Serbs, however, remained the single largest ethnic group in the territory of present-day Vojvodina, until the second half of 20th century, when they became the absolute majority again.
Between the [[16th century|16th]] and [[19th century|19th]] centuries, territory of present-day Vojvodina was the cultural centre of the Serbian people. Especially important cultural centres were: [[Novi Sad]], [[Sremski Karlovci]], and the monasteries of [[Fruška Gora]]. In the first half of the 19th century, Novi Sad was the largest Serb city; in [[1820]] this city had about 20,000 inhabitants, of whom 2/3 were Serbs.
[[Novi Sad]] had an elected mayor that was alternately German or Serb. The [[Matica Srpska]] moved to that town from [[Budapest]] in [[1864]]. The Serbian gymnasiums of Novi Sad and [[Sremski Karlovci]] were at the time considered to be among the best in the Hungarian Kingdom. [[Novi Sad]] has been referred to as "the Serb [[Athens]]" for this reason.
 
"[[The long 19th century]]" (1789–1914) was marked by rapid population increase, prosperity, sustained economic development, expansion of the transportation infrastructure, and despite the birth of the various national and reform movements also of relatively peaceful inter-ethnic relations and the reconstruction of the educational system. It was a period of integration into Europe, both economically and spiritually.
==Revolutions==
[[Image:Vojvodina03.png|thumb|right|250px|Proclaimed borders of the [[Serbian Voivodship]] in 1848]]
This development was only interrupted by the [[Revolutions of 1848|Revolutions]] in [[1848]]-[[1849]]. The human and material losses in the [[Bačka]] and [[Banat]] regions were the greatest in the entire [[Austrian Empire]]. During the Revolution, the Hungarians demanded national rights and autonomy within the Austrian Empire. However, they did not recognize the national rights of other nationalities which lived in the Kingdom of Hungary at that time; according to data from [[1842]], only 38% of the inhabitants of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] were [[Magyars|Hungarians]], with the rest of the population being Slavs, Romanians, and Germans.
 
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, territory of present-day Vojvodina was the cultural centre of the Serbian people. Especially important cultural centres were: [[Novi Sad]], [[Sremski Karlovci]], and the monasteries of [[Fruška Gora]]. In the first half of the 19th century, Novi Sad was the largest Serb city; in 1820 this city had about 20,000 inhabitants, of whom two-thirds were Serbs. Novi Sad had an elected mayor that was alternately German or Serb. The [[Matica Srpska]] moved to that town from [[Budapest]] in 1864. The Serbian [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasiums]] of [[Svetozar Marković Gymnasium, Novi Sad|Novi Sad]] and [[Karlovci Gymnasium|Sremski Karlovci]] were at the time considered to be among the best in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. Novi Sad has been referred to as "the Serb [[Athens]]" for this reason.
Wishing to express their national individuality and confronted with the new Hungarian authorities, [[Serbs]] declared the constitution of the ''[[Serbian Voivodship]]'' (Serbian Duchy) at the May Assembly in [[Sremski Karlovci]] ([[May 13]]-[[May 15|15]], [[1848]]). The Serbian Voivodship consisted of [[Syrmia]], [[Bačka]], [[Banat]], and [[Baranya (region)|Baranja]] regions. The Serbs also formed a political alliance with the [[Croats]] "based on freedom and perfect equality". They also recognized the [[Romanians|Romanian]] nationality. The metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci, [[Josif Rajačić]], was elected [[patriarch]], while [[Stevan Šupljikac]] the first [[voivod]] ([[duke]]). A National committee was formed as the new government of the ''Serbian Voivodship''. Instead of the old feudal regime a new reign was founded based on the national boards with the Head Serbian national board presiding.
 
====Revolutions and Serbian autonomy====
[[Image:Stevan Supljikac.gif|thumb|left|200px|[[Stevan Šupljikac]] (1786-1848), the first voivod (duke) of the [[Serbian Voivodship]] in 1848]]
[[File:The May Assembly 1848 in Sremski Karlovci.jpg|thumb|250px|Proclamation of Serbian Vojvodina in 1848 in Sremski Karlovci.]]
The Hungarian government replied by the use of force: on [[June 12th]] 1848, a war between Serbs and Hungarians started. Austria took the side of Hungary at first, demanding from the Serbs to "go back to being obedient". Serbs were aided by volunteers from [[Serbia]]. A consequence of this war, was the expansion of the conservative factions. Since the Austrian court turned against the Hungarians in the later stage of revolution, the feudal and clerical circles of the Voivodship formed an alliance with Austria and became a tool of the [[Vienna|Viennese]] government. Serbian troops from the Voivodship then joined the Habsburg army and helped in crushing the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary. With the help of [[Imperial Russia]], the forces of reaction smothered the revolution in the summer of 1849, defeating all the national and social movements in the Habsburg Monarchy.
[[File:Vojvodina03.png|thumb|right|250px|Proclaimed borders of the [[Serbian Vojvodina|Serbian Voivodship]] in 1848.]]
Economical and cultural development was only interrupted by the [[Revolutions of 1848|Revolutions]] in 1848–49. The human and material losses in the [[Bačka]] and [[Banat]] regions were the greatest in the entire [[Austrian Empire]]. During the Revolution, the Hungarians demanded national rights and autonomy within the Austrian Empire. However, they did not recognize the national rights of other nationalities which lived in the Kingdom of Hungary at that time; according to data from 1842, only 38% of the inhabitants of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] were [[Magyars|Hungarians]], with the rest of the population being Slavs, Romanians, and Germans.
 
Wishing to express their national individuality and confronted with the new Hungarian authorities, [[Serbs]] declared the constitution of the ''[[Serbian Vojvodina|Serbian Voivodship]]'' (Serbian Duchy) at the May Assembly in [[Sremski Karlovci]] (May 13–15, 1848). The Serbian Voivodship consisted of [[Syrmia]], [[Bačka]], [[Banat]], and [[Baranya (region)|Baranja]] regions. The Serbs also formed a political alliance with the [[Croats]] "based on freedom and perfect equality". They also recognized the [[Romanians|Romanian]] nationality. The metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci, [[Josif Rajačić]], was elected [[patriarch]], while [[Stevan Šupljikac]] the first [[Voivode|voivod]] ([[duke]]). A National committee was formed as the new government of the ''Serbian Voivodship''. Instead of the old feudal regime a new reign was founded based on the national boards with the Head [[Serbian National Board]] presiding.
After the defeat of the revolution, by a decision of the Austrian [[emperor]], in November [[1849]], a separate Austrian crown land known as the ''[[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]]'' was formed as the political successor of the Serbian Voivodship. The crown land consisted of the parts of [[Banat]], [[Bačka]] and [[Syrmia]] regions. An Austrian governor seated in [[Timişoara|Temeswar]] ruled the area, and the title of voivod (duke) belonged to the emperor himself. The full title of the emperor was "[[Grosswojwod|Grand Voivod]] of the Voivodship of Serbia" (German: ''Großwoiwode der Woiwodschaft Serbien''). Even after this crown land was abolished, the emperor kept this title until the end of the [[Habsburg Monarchy]] in [[1918]]. The Voivodship's two official languages became German and "Illyrian" (what would become [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]]), but in practice it was mainly German.
 
The Hungarian government replied by the use of force: on June 12, 1848, a war between Serbs and Hungarians started. Austria took the side of Hungary at first, demanding from the Serbs to "go back to being obedient". Serbs were aided by volunteers from [[Serbia]]. A consequence of this war, was the expansion of the conservative factions. Since the Austrian court turned against the Hungarians in the later stage of revolution, the feudal and clerical circles of the Voivodship formed an alliance with Austria and became a tool of the [[Vienna|Viennese]] government. Serbian troops from the Voivodship then joined the Habsburg army and helped in crushing the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary. With the help of [[Imperial Russia]], the forces of reaction smothered the revolution in the summer of 1849, defeating all the national and social movements in the Habsburg Monarchy.
[[Image:Militargrenze.jpg|450px|thumb|center|[[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]], surrounded in green (''Wojwodowina und Banat''), 1849-1860]]
 
===Austrian Crown Land (1849–1860)===
 
After the defeat of the revolution, by a decision of the Austrian [[emperor]], in November 1849, a separate Austrian crown land known as the ''[[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]]'' was formed as the political successor of the Serbian Voivodship. The crown land consisted of the parts of [[Banat]], [[Bačka]] and [[Syrmia]] regions. An Austrian governor seated in [[Timișoara|Temeswar]] ruled the area, and the title of voivod (duke) belonged to the emperor himself. The full title of the emperor was "[[Grosswojwod|Grand Voivod]] of the Voivodship of Serbia" (German: ''Großwoiwode der Woiwodschaft Serbien''). Even after this crown land was abolished, the emperor kept this title until the end of the [[Habsburg monarchy]] in 1918. The Voivodship's two official languages became German and "Illyrian" (what would become [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]]), but in practice it was mainly German.
 
[[File:Militargrenze, Wojwodowena und Banat.jpg|450px|thumb|center|[[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]], surrounded in green (''Wojwodowina und Banat''), 1849–1860.]]
 
The ethnic composition of the Voivodship looked as follows:
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*[[Ethnic German|Germans]] = 335,080
*[[Hungarians]] = 221,845
*[[Rusins|Rusyns]] = 39,914
*[[Slovaks]] = 25,607
*[[Bulgarians]] = 22,780
*[[Jews]] = 15,507
*[[RomaRomani people|Roma (commonly known as Gypsies)]] = 11,440
*[[Czechs]] = 7,530
*[[Greeks]] and [[Cincars]] = 2,820
 
The Voivodship was ethnically very mixed, since the southern parts of Syrmia, Banat and Bačka with compact Serb settlements were not included into it, while eastern Banat, with a Romanian majority was added to it. Some Serbs saw this as a divide and rule tactic by [[Habsburg Monarchymonarchy|Vienna]] to dilute the Serbs in the Voivodship and create an autonomous region Serbian only in name, precisely by leaving out the regions with the most Serbian concentration. Yet, Serbian (Illyrian) language was official in the Voivodship, and Serbs participated in large number in the regional administration. After the abolishment of the Voivodship, both, Serbs and Romanians protested against this act, while Hungarians and Germans supported the abolishment. Vojvodina remained Austrian Crown land until 1860, when [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Emperor Franz Joseph]] decided that it will be a Hungarian Crown land again.<ref>{{cite book|author=Geert-Hinrich Ahrens|title=Diplomacy on the Edge: Containment of Ethnic Conflict and the Minorities Working Group of the Conferences on Yugoslavia|publisher=[[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Woodrow Wilson Center Press Series]]|year=2007|page=243|isbn=9780801885570|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3fLRcHYSVAC&q=hungarian+%22crown+land%22+vojvodine&pg=PA243}}</ref>
 
===Hungarian Crown Land (1860–1918)===
In [[1860]], the Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat was abolished and most of its territory (Banat and Bačka) was incorporated into the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary, although direct Hungarian rule has began only in [[1867]], when the Kingdom of Hungary gained autonomy within the newly formed [[Austria-Hungary]]. Unlike Banat and Bačka, the Syrmia region was in 1860 incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Slavonia]], another separate Habsburg crown land. However, the Kingdom of Slavonia was too incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary in [[1868]]. By [[1881]], territory of the former Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat was administratively divided into five counties: [[Bács-Bodrog|Bačka-Bodrog]] (Bács-Bodrog), [[Szerém (former county)|Syrmia]] (Szerém), [[Torontál|Torontal]] (Torontál), [[Temes|Tamiš]] (Temes), and [[Krassó-Szörény|Karaš-Severin]] (Krassó-Szörény). Syrmia county was part of the autonomous region [[Croatia-Slavonia]].
 
In 1860, the Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat was abolished and most of its territory (Banat and Bačka) was incorporated into the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary, although direct Hungarian rule began only in 1867, when the Kingdom of Hungary gained autonomy within the newly formed [[Austria-Hungary]]. Unlike Banat and Bačka, the Syrmia region was in 1860 incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Slavonia]], another separate Habsburg crown land. However, the Kingdom of Slavonia was too incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary in 1868. By 1881, territory of the former Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat was administratively divided into five counties: [[Bács-Bodrog|Bačka-Bodrog]] (Bács-Bodrog), [[Szerém (former county)|Syrmia]] (Szerém), [[Torontál|Torontal]] (Torontál), [[Temes County|Tamiš]] (Temes), and [[Krassó-Szörény|Karaš-Severin]] (Krassó-Szörény). Syrmia county was part of the autonomous region [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia|Croatia-Slavonia]].
 
After the Voivodship was abolished, one Serb politician, [[Svetozar Miletić]], appeared in the political sphere. He demanded national rights for Serbs and other non-Hungarian peoples of the Kingdom of Hungary, but he was arrested and imprisoned because of his political demands.
 
During the second half of the 19th century the region's [[HungariansSerbs|HungarianSerb]], [[Ethnic GermanHungarians|GermanHungarian]], [[SerbsEthnic German|SerbGerman]], [[Croats|Croat]], and [[Slovaks|Slovak]] farmers turned it into the most productive agricultural region of the Kingdom; its excellentfood products were exported all over [[Europe]].
 
==Serbia and Yugoslavia==
==After the First World War==
[[File:Banat backa baranja 01 map.png|thumb|250px|parts of Banat, Bačka and Baranja recognized as a territory of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at a 1919–20 Paris Peace Conference.]]
At the end of [[World War I]], the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. On [[October 29]], [[1918]], Syrmia became a part of the newly formed [[State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs]]. On [[October 31]], [[1918]], ''[[Banat Republic]]'' was proclaimed in [[Timişoara]], and government of Hungary recognized its independence, but it was short-lived. After several days, [[Serbia]]n troops entered [[Banat]], and that was the end of the Republic.
[[File:Danube banovina.png|thumb|200px|[[Danube Banovina]] in 1931.]]
At the end of World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. On October 29, 1918, Syrmia became a part of the newly formed [[State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs]]. On October 31, 1918, the ''[[Banat Republic]]'' was proclaimed in [[Timișoara]], and the government of Hungary recognized its independence. This republic was short-lived; after several days, [[Serbia]]n troops entered [[Banat]] and crushed the Republic.
 
On [[November 25]], [[1918]], the Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci, and other nationsSlavs of Vojvodina in [[Novi Sad]] proclaimed the unionunification of Vojvodina ([[Banat, Bačka and Baranja]]) with the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] (The assembly numbered 757 deputies, of whom 578 were [[Serbs]], 84 [[Bunjevci]], 62 [[Slovaks]], 21 [[Pannonian Rusyns|Rusyns]], 6 [[Germans]], 3 [[Šokci]], 2 [[Croats]], and 1 [[Magyars|Hungarian]]). OneMost daydeputies beforeof thisthe assembly were Serbs, onand [[Novemberother 24]]local Slavs, thesince Assemblythey mostly came from Slavic-inhabited parts of [[Syrmia]]Banat, alsoBačka proclaimedand theBaranja, unionand ofnot Syrmiafrom areas with Serbianon-Slavic (Romanian, German or Hungarian) populations. SinceThe [[Decemberassembly 1]],also 1918,formed Vojvodinaa islocal partprovincial ofgovernment the(People's [[KingdomAdministration) ofand Serbsparliament (Great People's Council), Croatswhich andadministered Slovenes]]Banat, laterBačka renamedand toBaranja theuntil [[KingdomMarch of11, Yugoslavia]]1919. TheOne [[Treatyday ofbefore Versailles]]the Assembly of 1919Serbs, Bunjevci, and theother [[TreatySlavs of Trianon]]Banat, ofBačka 1920and definedBaranja, theon bordersNovember of24, the KingdomAssembly withof [[RomaniaSyrmia]] andalso [[Hungary]].proclaimed Accordingthe tounification theseof treaties,Syrmia thewith BanatSerbia. regionOn wasDecember divided1, between Romania1918, KingdomVojvodina became part of SCS,the and[[Kingdom Hungaryof Serbs, while BačkaCroats and BaranjaSlovenes]], werelater divided betweenrenamed the [[Kingdom of SCS and HungaryYugoslavia]].
 
The [[Treaty of Versailles]] of 1919 and the [[Treaty of Trianon]] of 1920 defined the borders of the Kingdom with [[Romania]] and Hungary. Vojvodina itself was internationally recognized as part of the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] by the [[Treaty of Saint-Germain]] on September 10, 1919. According to these treaties, the Banat region was divided between Romania, Kingdom of SCS, and Hungary, while Bačka and Baranja were divided between the Kingdom of SCS and Hungary. These peace agreements would assign most Hungarian-inhabited and most Romanian-inhabited parts of [[Banat, Bačka and Baranja]] to Hungary and Romania respectively. In 1921, unsatisfied with the decision of the 1920 peace treaty to assign these territories to Hungary, the South Slavic population of Baranja and north-west Bačka proclaimed the short-lived [[Baranya-Baja Republic]].
[[Image:Danube banovina.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Danube Banovina]] in 1931]]
Between [[1929]] and [[1941]], the region was known as the ''[[Danube Banovina]]'', a province of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. The capital city was [[Novi Sad]]. ''Danube Banovina'' consisted of [[Syrmia]], [[Bačka]], [[Banat]], [[Baranya (region)|Baranja]], [[Šumadija]], and [[Braničevo]] regions. The population of this province was composed of: [[Serbs]] and [[Croats]] (56.9%), [[Hungarians]] (18.2%), [[Germans]] (16.3%).
 
Between 1929 and 1941, the region was known as the ''[[Danube Banovina]]'', a province of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. The capital city was [[Novi Sad]]. ''Danube Banovina'' consisted of [[Syrmia]], [[Bačka]], [[Banat]], [[Baranya (region)|Baranja]], [[Šumadija]], and [[Braničevo (region)|Braničevo]] regions. The population of this province was composed of: [[Serbs]] and [[Croats]] (56.9%), [[Hungarians]] (18.2%), [[Germans]] (16.3%), and others.
The [[Axis Powers]] occupied region between [[1941]] and [[1944]]. Bačka and Baranja were attached to Horthy's Hungary, while Syrmia was attached to the [[Independent State of Croatia]]. A smaller ''Danube Banovina'' (including [[Banat (1941–1944)|Banat]], Šumadija, and Braničevo) existed as part of Serbia between 1941 and 1944. The administrative centre of this smaller province was [[Smederevo]]. However, Banat itself was a separate autonomous region ruled by its German minority. The occupying powers committed numerous crimes against the civilian population, especially against [[Serbs]] and [[Jews]]; the Jewish population of Vojvodina was almost completely killed or deported. During the occupation, about 50,000 people in Vojvodina were murdered, while more than 280,000 people were interned, arrested, violated or tortured (see: [[Crimes of the occupants in Vojvodina, 1941-1944]]). After the liberation in 1944, the [[partisan]] forces retaliated and murdered several thousand people, mainly [[Hungarian people|Hungarians]] and [[German people|Germans]], between [[1944]] and [[1945]]. Most of them were civilians and were not convicted of war crimes. Most of the Germans left Vojvodina after the Axis Powers withdrawed from the region.
 
===World War II===
[[Image:Zrtve racije01.jpg|thumb|250px|Monument in [[Novi Sad]] dedicated to Serb and Jewish civilians killed by the hand of Hungarian fascists in 1942 raid.]]
{{Main|Axis occupation of Vojvodina|Hungarian occupation of Baranja and Bačka, 1941–1944|1942 raid in Novi Sad|Communist purges in Serbia in 1944–1945}}
[[Image:Vojvodina map02.png|thumb|250px|[[Vojvodina]] map]]
[[File:Zrtve racije01.jpg|thumb|250px|Monument in [[Novi Sad]] dedicated to Serb and Jewish civilians killed in 1942 raid.]]
The region was politically restored in [[1945]] as a province of Serbia (incorporating Syrmia, Banat, and Bačka). Instead of the previous name (''Danube Banovina''), the region regained its historical name of Vojvodina, while its capital city remained [[Novi Sad]].
The [[Axis Powers]] occupied the region between 1941 and 1944. Bačka and Baranja were attached to Horthy's Hungary, while Syrmia was attached to the [[Independent State of Croatia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zakić |first1=Mirna |title=Ethnic Germans and National Socialism in Yugoslavia in World War II |date=2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107171848 |pages=65–66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1xEDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65}}</ref> A smaller ''Danube Banovina'' (including [[Banat (1941–1944)|Banat]], Šumadija, and Braničevo) existed as part of Serbia between 1941 and 1944. The administrative centre of this smaller province was [[Smederevo]]. Banat itself was a separate autonomous region ruled by its German minority. The occupying powers committed numerous crimes against the civilian population, especially against [[Serbs]], Jews and Roma; the Jewish population of Vojvodina was almost completely killed or deported. During the four years of occupation, about 50,000 people in Vojvodina were murdered, while more than 280,000 people were interned, arrested, violated or tortured. Most of them were civilians and were not members of the resistance movement. After the [[Red Army]] drove out the German and Hungarian armies from Vojvodina in the autumn of 1944, communist partisans engaged in reprisals against perceived opponents with Hungarians bearing the brunt of the atrocities.<ref name="Dreisziger">{{cite book |last1=Dreisziger |first1=Nandor |title=Church and Society in Hungary and in the Hungarian Diaspora |date=2016 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=9781442625280 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qUcpDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA167}}</ref> Yugoslav records state that some 5,000 Hungarians lost their lives but Hungarian sources estimate deaths at between 20,000-40,000.<ref name="Dreisziger" /> All Hungarians were expelled from [[Žabalj]], [[Čurug]] and [[Mošorin]]. Most of the [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II|ethnic Germans were taken to concentration camps, and expelled]] from the country (Vojvodina included) after the end of the war.
 
===Post war period===
At first, the province enjoyed only the small level of autonomy within Serbia, but gained extensive rights of self-rule under the [[1974]] constitution, which defined Vojvodina as one of the subjects of the Yugoslav federation, and also gave it voting rights equivalent to Serbia itself on the country's collective presidency.
[[File:Vojvodina map02.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Vojvodina]] map.]]
The region was politically restored in 1944 (incorporating Syrmia, Banat, Bačka, and Baranja) and became an autonomous province of Serbia in 1945. Instead of the previous name (Danube Banovina), the region regained its historical name of Vojvodina, while its capital city remained [[Novi Sad]]. When the final borders of Vojvodina were defined, Baranja was assigned to Croatia, while the northern part of the Mačva region was assigned to Vojvodina.
 
At first, the province enjoyed only a small amount of autonomy within Serbia, but it gained extensive rights of self-rule under the 1974 constitution, which defined Vojvodina as one of the subjects of the Yugoslav federation, and also gave it voting rights equivalent to Serbia itself on the country's collective presidency.
Under the rule of the Serbian president [[Slobodan Milošević]], Vojvodina and [[Kosovo]] lost most of their autonomy in September [[1990]]. After this, the Vojvodina was no longer a subject of the Yugoslav federation, but again only the autonomous province of Serbia, with the small level of autonomy. The outbreak of the [[Yugoslav wars]] contributed to the increase of ethnic tensions, with many refugee [[Serbs]], [[Roma people|Roma]] and [[Ashkali]] who were driven from [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], and [[Kosovo]] being resettled in Vojvodina.
 
Under the rule of Serbian president [[Slobodan Milošević]], Vojvodina and [[Kosovo]] lost most of their autonomy in September 1990. After this, the Vojvodina was no longer a subject of the Yugoslav federation, but again only the autonomous province of Serbia, with limited autonomy. The outbreak of the [[Yugoslav wars]] contributed to the increase of ethnic tensions, with many refugee [[Serbs]], [[Romani people|Romani]] and [[Ashkali]] who were driven from [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], and [[Kosovo]] being resettled in Vojvodina.
In [[May 13]], [[2000]], [[Boško Perošević]], the President of the Provincial Executive Council of Vojvodina, was assassinated in Novi Sad by [[Milivoje Gutović]], a supposedly mentally ill security guard at an agricultural fair Perošević was opening that day. As Gutović was an alleged member of the anti-Milošević organization [[Otpor]], it became a pretext for the Milošević regime to crack down on the organization.
 
On May 13, 2000, [[Boško Perošević]], the President of the Provincial Executive Council of Vojvodina, was assassinated in Novi Sad by [[Milivoje Gutović]], a supposedly mentally ill security guard at an agricultural fair Perošević was opening that day.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} As Gutović was an alleged member of the anti-Milošević organization [[Otpor!]], it became a pretext for a government crackdown on the organization.
The fall of Milošević in [[2000]] created a new climate for reform in Vojvodina, with the province's ethnic minorities strongly supporting the new democratic government in Belgrade. Following talks between the parties, the level of the province's [[autonomous entity|autonomy]] was increased by the [[omnibus law]] in [[2002]]. Vojvodina's new flag was also introduced in [[2004]].
 
The fall of Milošević in 2000 created a new climate for reform in Vojvodina, with the province's ethnic minorities strongly supporting the new government in Belgrade. Following talks between the parties, the province was given increased autonomy by the [[omnibus law]] in 2002. Vojvodina adopted a new flag in 2004.
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==See also==
*[[Vojvodina]]
*[[Demographic history of Vojvodina]]
*[[Rulers of Vojvodina]]
*[[Capitals of Vojvodina]]
*[[Serbs of Vojvodina]]
*[[Raci (ethnonym)]]
*[[History of Serbia]]
*[[History of the Balkans]]
 
*[[History of Europe]]
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