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Stefan Vojislav
Stefan Vojislav was the ruler of Duklja who threw off Byzantine authority in the 1030s. Around 1042 he defeated a large Byzantine army in the mountains near Bar, securing the independence of Duklja. He founded the Vojislavljević dynasty, under which Duklja later became a kingdom.
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