Tepčija Gradislav and his wife, Treskavac Monastery

Tepčija ( sr-cyr, тепчија) was a court

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and Bosnia in the

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. 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 Kaznac ( sr-cyr, казнац) was a court title of the state employee in medieval Bosnia and Serbia who was in charge for the treasury in the territory under his jurisdiction — ''kaznačina'' (казначина). The name of the title is derive ...

'' , 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 (r. 1282–1321) was as follows: '' stavilac'', '' čelnik'', ''

'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the

Dečani chrysobulls The Dečani chrysobulls ( sr, Дечанске хрисовуље/Dečanske hrisovulje) alternatively known as the Dečani charters (Дечанске повеље/Dečanske povelje) are chrysobulls dating to 1321-1331 which contains a detailed li ...

of king

Stefan Dečanski Stefan Uroš III ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош III, ), known as Stefan Dečanski ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, ; 1276 – 11 November 1331), was the King of Serbia from 6 January 1322 to 8 September 1331. Dečanski was the son of ...

(r. 1321–31), the court dignitaries present at the Dečani assembly were the ''kaznac'', ''tepčija'', ''vojvoda'', ''sluga'' and '' stavilac''.

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;Serbia * Obrad ( 1230s), ''veliki tepčija'', served Stefan Vladislav. * Dobravac (fl. 1280), served the countess of Hum. * Kuzma (fl. 1306), served Stefan Milutin. * Hardomil, served Stefan Milutin. * Vladoje (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 (fl. 1391–1404), lord of the ''župa'' (county) of

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*Sladoje

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