Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: N'ime iri afọ atọ ikpeazụ nke narị afọ nke 10, Stjepan Držislav, bụ́ onye ya na Alaeze Ukwu Byzantium jikọrọ aka, chịrị alaeze Croatia, bụ́ nke mesịkwara nabata ya dị ka Eze Croatia na Dalmatia. Mgbe ọ nwụsịrị na 997, nwa ya nwoke na onye nọchiri ya bụ Svetoslav Suronja gara n'ihu na-akwado ọchịchị Byzantine nke nna ya, mana ụmụnne ya ndị nwoke Krešimir na Gojslav malitere ịhazi nnupụisi megide ya, ebe ọ jụrụ ịkekọrịta ike na Alaeze ahụ. Ụmụnna ahụ rịọrọ Samuil, onye ọchịchị ọhụrụ nke Alaeze Ukwu Bulgaria, nke a na-akpọkwa Alaeze Ukwu Ebe Ọdịda Anyanwụ Bulgaria <unk> Macedonian, maka enyemaka, ebe ha maara na ọ bụ ya bụ
na-alụ agha megide Alaeze Ukwu Byzantine.