What territory included in Béla's duchy in 1161?
Pannonia
Transylvania
Wallachia
Croatia
Answer
Croatia was part of Béla's duchy in 1161, granted to him by his father, King Géza II of Hungary, as a reward for his successful military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire. The duchy also encompassed the regions of Slavonia and southern Transdanubia, forming a significant portion of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and serving as a strategic buffer zone against external threats.
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