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]
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 ıron’), [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]
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]
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 ıron’), [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]