Throughout history, the region of Mačva has successively been a part of the
Roman Empire (1st-4th century); the
Byzantine Empire (4th-5th century; 5th-7th century; and 11th-12th century), the
Hun Empire (5th century),
Avar Khaganate (7th century), the
Slavic-controlled territories (7th-9th century), the
Bulgarian Empire (9th-11th century), the
Kingdom of Hungary (12th-13th century; 14th century; 15th century; 16th century), the
State of Serb king Stefan Dragutin (13th-14th century), the
Serbian Empire (14th century), the
State of Nikola Altomanović (14th century), the
Moravian Serbia (14th century), the
Serbian Despotate (15th century), the
Ottoman Empire (15th century; 16th-18th century; 18th-19th century), the
Kingdom of Serbia under the Habsburg Monarchy (1718–1739),
Karađorđe's Serbia (1804–1813), the vassal
Principality of Serbia (1815–1878), the independent
Principality of Serbia (1878–1882), the
Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918), the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1929), the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941), the area governed by the
Military Administration in Serbia (1941–1944), the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1944–1992), the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2003), and
Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Since 2006, the region is part of an independent
Serbia. Mačva was inhabited since the
Stone Age. Before the Roman conquest, the region was inhabited by
Illyrians and part of the state of the Serbian prince
Lazar Hrebeljanović. In the 15th century, Mačva was part of
Serbian Despotate, and since 1459, it was part of the
Ottoman Empire. In the 16th-17th century, Mačva was part of the Ottoman Sanjak of
Zvornik, which was part of the
Pashaluk of Bosnia. It was under Ottoman administration until 1718, when it was captured by the
Habsburgs. Between 1718 and 1739, Mačva was part of the Habsburg-administered
Kingdom of Serbia, and since 1739, it was again part of the Ottoman Empire. In this time, the region was part of the Ottoman
Sanjak of Smederevo. In 1788, the "Mačvanska knežina" ("Princedom of Mačva" - a local administrative unit) had 25 villages with 845 houses. The name of the local administrator ("oberknez") was
Uroš Drmanović. Between 1804 and 1815, Mačva was part of
Serbia ruled by
Karađorđe. Since 1817, it was part of the autonomous
Principality of Serbia, and since 1882, part of the
Kingdom of Serbia. During World War I, the
Austro-Hungarian army occupied the region and committed war crimes against innocent Serb civilians in Mačva and
Podrinje. Beginning in 1918, the region was part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed
Yugoslavia). Between 1918 and 1922 the region was part of Podrinjski okrug, between 1922 and 1929 part of Podrinjska oblast, while between 1929 and 1941 it was part of
Drina Banovina. Between 1941 and 1944, Mačva was part of the area governed by the
Military Administration in Serbia, and since 1945, it has been part of the
Socialist Republic of Serbia and new socialist
Yugoslavia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia and
Yugoslav wars, Mačva became part of an independent
Serbia. ==Geography==