Kulin
ruler of Bosnia
Kulin (died 1204, or after) was the ruler of Bosnia from about 1180 as ban, or viceroy, of the king of Hungary. During Kulinās rule, Hungarian influence dwindled and Bosnia functioned as a largely independent state. The country also enjoyed a period of peace and relative prosperity through increased trade. From the 1190s a number of regional rulers and Roman Catholic church leaders, most of whom had ulterior political motives, accused Kulin of sheltering Bogomil...