Thocomerius
Father of Basarab I of Wallachia and his possible predecessor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thocomerius,[1][2] also Tihomir,[3][4] was the father of Basarab, who would become the first independent voivode of Wallachia.[1] Many Romanian historians, such as Vlad Georgescu and Marcel Popa, believe that Thocomerius was a voivode in Wallachia who succeeded Bărbat, who ruled around 1278;[3][4] others, such as Tudor Sălăgean, refer to him as a local potentate whose status cannot be specified.[1]
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Thocomerius' name is only known from a diploma issued by King Charles I of Hungary on 26 November 1332.[2] The diploma refers to "the schismatic Basarab, son of Thocomerius, our disloyal Vlach." ("Basarab, filium Thocomerii, scismaticum, infidelis Olahus Nostris").[2]
The Hungarian László Rásonyi derives the name from a Cuman and Tatar name, Toq-tämir ("hardened iron"),[5] and refers to a Chingisid prince, Toktomer, mentioned in the Russian annals in 1295 as abiding in the Crimea.[2] According to István Vásáry, even if Basarab’s father bore a Turkic name, this person can by no means be identified with a Chingisid prince, because being descended from Genghis Khan was a matter of such significance that no one could, or would have wanted, to conceal it.[2]
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