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| reign             = {{floruit}} 1154–1163
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| predecessor       = [[Ladislaus II of Hungary]] 1137–1159 as [[Duke of Bosnia]]
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'''Borić'''{{Cref2|a}} ({{floruit}} 1154–63) was the first known by name [[Ban of Bosnia]],{{Cref2|b}} and progenitor of [[Boričević dynasty|Boričević royal house]]. He was appointed Ban of Bosnia in 1154, during Byzantine-Hungarian conflicts, nominally a Hungarian vassal, he was last mentioned in 1163.

==Rule==
Borić is mentioned by Byzantine Greek historian [[John Kinnamos]] in his history book covering years 1118–1176, where he was referred as Hungarian ally, not a vassal as often considered by historiography.{{sfn|Švab|1989}} The first certain mention regards 1154, when the Byzantine-Hungarian war was underway, with engagements in the [[Danube]] area. Hungarian king [[Géza II]] surrounded Byzantine-held {{ill|Braničevo (fortress)|lt=Braničevo|sr|Браничево (тврђава)}} (in Serbia) and devastated the surrounding area. Part of this Hungarian force was Hungarian vassal Borić, the ''[[Ban (title)|ban]]'' of Bosnia, and a [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemian]] detachment. Kinnamos described Borić as "exarch (governor) of the land/country of Bosnia". When the Hungarian force [[Siege of Braničevo (1154)|raised the siege]] of Braničevo and headed west for [[Belgrade]], Byzantine emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos]] sent a [[Byzantine–Hungarian War (1149–1155)|detachment to attack the Bosnian troops]]. However, that Byzantine detachment clashed with the main Hungarian force and was decisively defeated.<ref name="Ćorović-Istorija-srpskog-naroda">{{cite book |last1=Ćorović |first1=Vladimir |title=Istorija srpskog naroda |date=1997 |publisher=eBook Portal |pages=48–49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eyyXAgAAQBAJ&q=Bori%C4%87&pg=PT91 |access-date=20 October 2018 |language=sr}}</ref><ref name="Ćorović-Historija-Bosne">{{harvnb|Ćorović|1940a}}</ref>

It is uncertain how and when Borić came to rule Bosnia. According to [[Vladimir Ćorović]], he was not a native Bosnian; it is believed that his origins should have been trace in [[Slavonia]], in the Grabarje area in ''župa'' [[Požega County|Požega]].{{sfn|Švab|1989}} As Hungary became the overlord of Bosnia in the 1130s, and it has been claimed in historiography that Borić was appointed governor in Bosnia as a Hungarian vassal, and was obliged to participate in the march on Braničevo.<ref name="Ćorović-Istorija-srpskog-naroda"/><ref name="Ćorović-Historija-Bosne"/><ref name="Klaić-Srednjovjekovna-Bosna">{{cite book |last1=Klaić |first1=Nada |title=Srednjovjekovna Bosna: politički položaj bosanskih vladara do Tvrtkove krunidbe, 1377. g |date=1989 |publisher=Grafički zavod Hrvatske |pages=62–77 |isbn=978-86-399-0104-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fm5pAAAAMAAJ&q=Ban+Bori%C4%87 |access-date=20 October 2018 |language=hr}}</ref> However, currently it is believed that he was an ally of the Hungarians not a vassal.{{sfn|Švab|1989}}

==Later years==
There is no mention of Borić until 1163, by which time Géza II was deceased (31 May 1162{{sfn|Kristó|Makk|1996|p=191}}) and there was a civil war in Hungary regarding the inheritance of the throne – Géza's brothers [[Ladislaus II of Hungary|Ladislaus]] and [[Stephen IV of Hungary|Stephen IV]] rose up against crowned heir [[Stephen III of Hungary|Stephen III]].{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=50}} Ladislaus managed to gain the throne, but he died shortly afterwards (14 January 1163{{sfn|Kristó|Makk|1996|p=201}}), upon which Stephen IV took it with Byzantine help.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=50}} Borić supported Stephen IV, presumably due to assurance that Stephen IV would, as a Byzantine protege, stand.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=50}} In 1163 at [[Esztergom]], Stephen IV issued a charter in which he confirmed ''ban'' [[Beloš]]'s decision that the Dubrava forest belongs to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Zagreb|Bishopric of Zagreb]]; among witnesses were Borić, listed after Beloš, a Hungarian court member and [[Palatine of Hungary|palatine]], and before other [[Ispán#Middle_Ages|counts]].{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=50}} Also, with the permit of Stephen IV, Borić in 1162–63 gifted the village of Zdelje (''Esdel'') to the [[Templars]] in Slavonia, later confirmed by kings [[Béla III of Hungary|Béla III]] and [[Andrew II of Hungary|Andrew II]] (in 1209), as part of further gifts of his descendants.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=52}}

In 1163, the intended heir Stephen III defeated Stephen IV and eventually plead to Byzantium.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=51}} The new king then chased after Stephen IV's supporters–and his enemies–including ''ban'' Borić.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=51}} ''[[Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum]]'' (ca. 1282–85) says that a "miles (soldier) Gotfridus" went after the lord of Bosnia, whom he defeated, on the order of the Hungarian king.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=51}} After this, mentions of Borić in Bosnia disappear.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=51}} From ca. 1166, Bosnia was a Byzantine province.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=54}}

==Legacy==
Borić's descendants are sometimes referred to as the ''Boričević''. He had sons, Borić and Pavao, and his grandsons were called Odola, Čelk and Borić.{{sfn|Karbić|2005}}{{Cref2|c}} The extended family also included Detmar and Benedikt (also called Borić).{{sfn|Karbić|2005}} In the 13th century his descendants had possessions on both sides of the river [[Sava]], in the eastern and western parts of what is now the [[Požega County]].{{sfn|Karbić|2005}}

An undated charter of Borić to the Benedictine monastery on [[Lokrum]] was proven to be a forgery from the 13th century.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=49}}

==See also==
* [[Banate of Bosnia]]

==Annotations==
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{{Cnote2|a|His common name is [[Serbo-Croatian]] renderings {{lang|sh|Borić, Borič}}{{sfn|Švab|1989}}{{sfn|Croatian Encyclopedia}} {{lang-sr-cyr|Борић}}.
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{{Cnote2|b|In Greek, his title was "Exarch of the country of Bosnia" (Βορίτξης ὁ Βόσθνης χώρας ἔξάρχων{{sfn|Niebuhr|1836|p=343}}{{sfn|Moravcsik|1984}}), according to [[John Kinnamos]]. In Latin, his title was "Ban of Bosnia" (''banus Boricius de Bosna''), according to the 1209 charter of Andrew II.{{sfn|Ćorović|1940b|p=52}} }}
{{Cnote2|c|Simeon Bogdanović–Siniša claimed that [[Anastasia of Serbia|Ana]], the wife of Serbian Grand Prince [[Stefan Nemanja]], was the daughter of Borić, however, he thought that Borić and [[Boris Kalamanos]] were the same person (when in fact, Boris died in 1154, and Borić was alive in 1163), thus Ana would have been the daughter of Boris.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Milenko M. Vukićević|author2=Stevo Ćosović|title=Znamenite žene i vladarke srpske|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRooAQAAIAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Svet knjige|isbn=978-86-7396-106-4 |quote=Међутим, један од познијих писаца (Синиша у Летопису Матице српске, књ. 151) вели, такође, да је Ана била кћи босанскога бана Борића. Али ту узима да су бан Борић и Борис, син Коломана I, краља угарског, једно лице, те би по томе Ана била кћи Бориса Коломановића, а унука кра- ља утарског Коломана I. Али се јасно зна да је Борис Коломановић погинуо 1154. године у борби с Кумани- ма, а бан Борић помиње се још у животу 1 163. године.}}</ref>}}
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Sources and further reading==
;Books
* {{cite book |last1=Ćorović |first1=Vladimir |title=Historija Bosne |date=1940a |publisher=Srpska kraljevska akademija |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2c_RmQEACAAJ |access-date=20 October 2018 |language=en}}
*{{cite book|last1=Kristó|first1=Gyula|last2=Makk|first2=Ferenc|year=1996|title=Az Árpád-ház uralkodói|trans-title=Rulers of the House of Árpád|publisher=I.P.C. Könyvek|isbn=963-7930-97-3|language=hu}}
*{{cite encyclopedia | first=Mladen |last=Švab | title=BORIČ (Borić, Boricius, Bogir, ßoρίτζης) |url=https://hbl.lzmk.hr/clanak.aspx?id=2447 |encyclopedia=[[Croatian Biographical Lexicon]] |publisher=[[Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |language=hr |year=1989}}
*{{cite encyclopedia |title=Borić (Borič, Boricius) |encyclopedia=[[Croatian Encyclopedia]] |language=hr |url=http://enciklopedija.hr/Natuknica.aspx?ID=8797 |publisher=[[Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute]] |ref = {{harvid|Croatian Encyclopedia}} }}
* {{cite book |authorlink=Barthold Georg Niebuhr| first = Barthold Georg | last = Niebuhr |title=Corpus scriptorum historiae byzantinae |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TQbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA343 |year=1836 |publisher=impensis E. Weberi |pages=343–}}
* {{cite book |authorlink=Gyula Moravcsik | first = Gyula | last = Moravcsik |title=Az Árpád-kori magyar történet bizánci forrásai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dc8hAAAAMAAJ |year=1984 |publisher=Akadémiai Kiad |isbn=9789630526708 |quote=Βορίτζης ό Βόσθνης χώρας έξάρχων}}

;Journals
*{{cite journal|last=Ćorović|first=Vladimir|year=1940b|title=Ban Borić i njegovi potomci|trans-title=Ban Borić and his descendants|journal=Глас СКА|volume=CLXXXII|publisher=SKA|location=Belgrade|pages=47–61}}
*{{cite journal|last=Nedeljković|first=B. M.|year=1960|title=Postojbina prvog bosanskog bana Boriča|journal=IČ|issue=9–10|pages=55–69}}
*{{cite journal|last=Karbić|first=Marija|title=Posjedi plemićkog roda Borića bana do sredine XIV. stoljeća|trans-title=Landed estates of the noble lineage of Borić Ban until the middle of the 14th century|journal=Scrinia Slavonica|publisher=Croatian Historical Institute - Department of History of Slavonia, Srijem and Baranja|issue=5|year=2005|volume=5 |pages=48–61|url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=12066&lang=en|language=hr}}
*{{cite journal|last=Živković|first=Tibor|year=2008|title=Бан Борић|journal=Зборник за историју Босне и Херцеговине|volume=5|pages=49–60}}

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