Tepčija ( sr-Cyrl, тепчија) was a court

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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 Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one ...

(r. 1282–1321) was as follows: ''

stavilac Stavilac ( sr-Cyrl, 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 Se ...

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čelnik ''Čelnik'' ( sr-Cyrl, 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 aristo ...

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'', ''tepčija'' and '' vojvoda'', the supreme title. In the Dečani chrysobulls of king

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

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

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

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

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, served Stefan Milutin. * Vladoje (fl. 1326), served Stefan Dečanski. * Mišljen (fl. 1330), ''veliki tepčija'', served Stefan Dečanski. * Gradislav (fl. 1337–45), served Stefan Dušan. *

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(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 Batalo Šantić ( sr-Cyrl, Батало Шантић; before 1391–1404), who is simply known as Batalo, in some research also Batal, was a medieval Bosnian Nobility, nobleman from Lašva. He was the holder of the medieval Bosnian title of ''"te ...

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

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