Nishans
Nishans[a] was a Polabian Slavic tribe that inhabited the basin of Elbe river near Dresden. They most likely were in the union with Glomatian tribe.[1] They were conquered by Holy Roman Empire between 928 and 929, and their lands were incorporated into the Margravate of Meissen.[1][2]
Notes
- ^ Latin: Nisane; Polish: Niżanie, Niszanie
References
- ^ a b Lech Leciejewicz (red.), Mały słownik kultury dawnych Słowian. p. 262.
- ^ James Westfall Thompson. Feudal Germany, Volume II
Bibliography
- Lech Leciejewicz (red.), Mały słownik kultury dawnych Słowian. Warsaw. Wiedza Powszechna. 1998. ISBN 83-214-0499-5.
- James Westfall Thompson. Feudal Germany, Volume II. New York. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. 1928.
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- Notes (ethnicity is undefined): 1 = supposedly Eastern Slavic tribes
- 2 = supposedly Finno-Ugric tribes
- 3 = some of the Silesian tribes are Germanic, for example Silings
- 5 = generally considered synonym for early medieval Slovaks
