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What was the Hungarian Duchy that Coloman granted to Álmos?

  • One-third of the Kingdom of Hungary

  • Half of the Kingdom of Hungary

  • The whole Kingdom of Hungary

  • A quarter of the Kingdom of Hungary

Answer

The third of the Kingdom of Hungary was granted to Álmos as the Duchy of Bihar. It acted as a frontier principality between the Kingdom and the Cumans, who inhabited Transylvania at the time. The region was subsequently referred to as "terra Almus" (land of Álmos) in Latin chronicles.
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