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{{Short description|Serbian nobleman}}
{{For|the Grand Prince of Serbia 1163–1166|Tihomir of Serbia}}
{{Infobox royalty
|name = Tihomir of ''Raška''
|image = 
|caption = 
|succession1  = Duke of Drina
|reign1       = circa 960–969
|predecessor1 = [[Tišemir, Duke of Bosnia]] (913)
|successor1   = [[Stephen, Duke of Bosnia]] (1080)
|succession2  = [[List of Serbian monarchs|Grand Prince of Raška]]
|reign2       = 960–969
|predecessor2 = [[Časlav of Serbia|Časlav]]
|successor2   = 
|spouse       = daughter of Časlav
|religion     = [[Chalcedonian Christian]]
}}

'''Tihomir of Raška''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Тихомир}}){{Cref2|A|Name}} was a [[Serbs|Serbian]] nobleman, mentioned in the ''[[Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja]]'', who served as the [[List of Serbian monarchs|Grand Prince]] ({{lang-sr-cyr|велики жупан}}) of ''[[Raška (region)|Raška]]'' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Рашка}}, {{langx|la|Rascia}}), from around 960 to 969. Raška is anachronistic reference to the [[Principality of Serbia (early medieval)|Principality of Serbia]].

==Background==
Tihomir's predecessor [[Časlav of Serbia|Časlav]] (r. 934–943/960).
The [[Magyars]] led by Kisa invaded Bosnia. The Serbian army advanced and met them on the banks of river [[Drina]], in the Drina župania, downstream from present-day [[Foča]].{{sfn|Brkljača|1997|pp=30}}{{sfn|Ćorović|2001}} The Magyars were decisively defeated, and Kisa was killed by Tihomir.{{sfn|Ćorović|2001}} Due to his heroism, Časlav appointed Tihomir Duke of Drina and gave him his daughter in marriage.{{sfn|Живковић|2006|p=53}}

==Succession to Raška==
Kisa's widow asked the Magyar leaders to give her an army for revenge. With an "unknown number" of troops, the widow returned and surprised Časlav at [[Syrmia]]. The Magyars attack the Serbs in the night, capturing Časlav and all of his male relatives. On the command of Kisa's widow, all the prisoners were bound by their hands and feet and thrown into the [[Sava|Sava river]].{{sfn|Ćorović|2001}}
This event is dated to around 960{{sfn|Ćorović|2001}} or thereafter, as 'De Administrando Imperio' does not mention his death.

Through his marriage with Časlav's daughter, Tihomir inherited the crownland of ''Raška''.{{sfn|Живковић|2006|p=57}}

==Later annexation of Serbia by Byzantium==
Tihomir's reign ended around 969. The [[Catepanate of Ras]] was established between 971–976, during the rule of [[John Tzimiskes]] (r. 969–976).{{sfn|Bulić|2007}} A seal of a ''[[strategos]]'' of [[Stari Ras]] has been dated to Tzimiskes' reign, making it possible for Tzimiskes' predecessor [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] to have established rule over Raška.{{sfn|Stephenson|2003|pp=42}}{{sfn|Magdalino|2003|pp=122}} The ''protospatharios and katepano of Ras'' was a Byzantine governor named John.{{sfn|Slovanský|2007|pp=132}} Data on the ''katepano'' of Ras during Tzimiskes' reign is missing.{{sfn|Krsmanović|2008|pp=189}} Byzantine military presence ended soon thereafter with the [[Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria|wars with Bulgaria]], and was re-established only ca. 1018 with the short-lived [[Theme of Sirmium]], which however did not extend much into Serbia.{{sfn|Stephenson|2003|pp=42}}

==See also==
*[[Byzantine Serbia]]
*[[List of Serbian monarchs]]

==Footnotes==
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{{Cnote2|A|Name: He is sourced as '''Tihomir''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Тихомир}}) or '''Tihomil''' (Тихомил).}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

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