Stjepan Tvrtko I Kotromanić was a Bosnian ban from 1353 to 1377, and then the first Bosnian king until his death in 1391. The medieval Bosnian state spread over a wide area of the Western Balkans during his reign.
He came to the throne as a fifteen year old. Even though he was young, Tvrtko I displayed the wisdom of his rule from the beginning of his reign, which later earned him a great reputation in Medieval Europe. Soon after his arrival to power, the Hungarian King sent two armies to Bosnia, but failed to conquer.
During Tvrtko I’s reign, political stability was achieved, and significant cultural and spiritual development, which made Bosnia the strongest of the South Slavic countries, and Tvrtko I the greatest ruler in the history of Medieval Bosnia.
During his reign, the first gold coins in the South Slavic region of Europe were minted. On this currency, the first heraldic symbol of the lily was shown, which became the symbol of the Bosnian kings.
King Tvrko founded the town of Herzeg Novi in today’s Montenegro, and last year this city raised a monument to him. Two year ago, the monument of King Tvrtko was erected in Tuzla.
In Sarajevo, the capital city of B&H, there is still no monument to the first Bosnian king. Last year, a public forum was held in the building of the B&H Parliament, where the conceptual design and proposed location for a monument to King Tvrtko I Kotromanić in Sarajevo was held.
(Source: klix.ba)