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Samo's Kingdom (623-659 A.D.) |
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The first Slovakian kingdom reign by king Samo and his Slavonian allies (on map - Dervan's Serbia, other Slovak squires, Valaluk's Corutania and Slavonian tribes in Bohemia). |
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623 SAMO (trader
with weapons, participant in to the Slovaks rebelion against Avars) became the king and founded the first Slovakian
state formation in territory habitated with Slovaks.
630 First attempt to change old
Slovaks from barbars to christians by father AMANDUS.
631 After unsuccessful peace talks, the frankish king DAGOBERT invaded the SAMO's
kingdom,
in the major battle around Slovakian fort VOGASTISBURG, Samo won
and Slovaks invaded Frankish empire,
prince DERVAN (from Serbia around Labe river) allied with Samo.
659 (661?) Samo died, he reigned 35 years.
State formation of the Slovaks continued under the grownest
pressure of the Avars.