Karantania

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Karantania with Carniola around 597

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Karantania sometimes Carantania, Carentania, Carinthia (in old Slovenian onomastics Korotan, or Karantanija) was the first stable and independent state of Slovenians and of Slavs. Founded in the 6th century it lasted almost 300 years.

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The first mention of this state in official documents has been dated to 595, according to present knowledge. Some older historians cite a date of 745, while others claim one even later. The label of the first Slavic state is a topic of some controversy. The Slovaks are descended from Samo's kingdom (623) and from Great Moravia (833)/Principality of Nitra.

Carniola: Carniola (Slovenian Kranjska, German Krain) was a region in Slovenia....

597: Events...

Slovenian: The terms Slovenian and Slovene refer to anything related to Slovenia and its inhabitants. Both have been used for a long time in English. A Slovenian Canadian scholar Edward Gobetz claims that the shorter form was carried over into English through French, once the language of diplomacy and that th...