Tepčija Gradislav and his wife, Treskavac Monastery

Tepčija ( sr-cyr, тепчија) was a court title of Croatia, Serbia and

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

in the Middle Ages. The functions and position in the court is unclear. It was first mentioned in Croatia in the second half of the 11th century, and later in Serbia in the first half of the 13th century, and in Bosnia during 13th and 14th century. The title-holder took care of the country's feudal estates. There were two or three levels in title, the ''veliki tepčija'' (grand), "''tepčija''" and ''mali tepčija'' (lower). "Veliki tepčija" took care of the royal estates. ''Tepčija'' had a similar office to that of the '' kaznac'' , and cared of all major feudal estates bar that which belonged to the Court. "Tepčija" had executive authorities. His servants were called ''otroci'' ( ''otrok''). The Serbian court hierarchy at the time of king

Stefan Milutin Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...

(r. 1282–1321) was as follows: ''

stavilac Stavilac ( sr-cyr, ставилац, literally meaning "placer") was a court title in Medieval Bosnia and Medieval Serbia in the Middle Ages. It was similar to the Byzantine court offices of ''domestikos'' and cup-bearer (''pinkernes'', known in Ser ...

'', ''

čelnik ''Čelnik'' ( sr-cyr, челник) was a high court title in the Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire and Serbian Despotate. In its early form, the holder was entrusted with the security of property belonging to the Orthodox Church from the aristocr ...

'', '' kaznac'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobulls of king Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–31), the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'', ''vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and ''

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Obrad Obrad ( sr-cyr, Обрад) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Obrad Belošević, (1928–1986), Serbian basketball referee *Obrad Gluščević (1913–1980), Yugoslav film director * Obrad Piljak (1933–2013), Bosnian pol ...

( 1230s), ''veliki tepčija'', served Stefan Vladislav. *

Dobravac Dobravac ( sr-cyr, Добравац; 1280) or Dobravec (Добравец) was a Serbian nobleman serving in the crown land of Hum, with the title of '' tepčija''. He is mentioned in a document dated 1280 as serving the countess of Hum (). He had ...

(fl. 1280), served the countess of Hum. * Kuzma (fl. 1306), served Stefan Milutin. *

Hardomil Hardomil ( sr-cyr, Хардомил; d. before 1327) was a Serbian nobleman that served king Stefan Milutin (r. 1282–1321), with the title of '' tepčija''. He was mentioned as deceased in 1327, in a litigation between his sons' estates and Hila ...

, served Stefan Milutin. *

Vladoje Vladoje ( sr-cyr, Владоје) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic element ''vlad'' meaning "to rule, ruler" and the suffix ''-oje''. It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. The patronymic surname V ...

(fl. 1326), served Stefan Dečanski. * Mišljen (fl. 1330), ''veliki tepčija'', served Stefan Dečanski. * Gradislav (fl. 1337–45), served Stefan Dušan. * Stepko Čihorić (fl. 1340s), served Stefan Dušan. ;Bosnia *Radonja (fl. 1240), served Matej Ninoslav *Vučin *Rados(l)av (fl. 1326–29), served Dabiša. *Milat (fl. 1359), served Tvrtko in Hum. *

Batalo }; before 1391–1404), who is simply known as Batalo, in some research also Batal, was a medieval Bosnian nobleman from Lašva. He was the holder of the medieval Bosnian title of " tepčija". In Medieval Bosnia the title of tepčija appeared some ...

(fl. 1391–1404), lord of the ''župa'' (county) of Lašva *Sladoje

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