krešimir is, by some historians, regarded as one of the greatest croatian rulers. thomas the archdeacon named him "the great" in his work "historia salonitana" during the 13th century for his significance in unifing the dalmatian coastal cities with the croatian state and accomplishing a peak in croatia's territorial extent. the rtop-11 of the croatian navy was named after krešimir. the city of šibenik holds a statue of him and some schools in the vicinity are named after krešimir.