He was born in the second half of the 12th century to Zavida, a Serbian royal that briefly ruled as Prince of Zahumlje, a member of the Vukanović dynasty, he had three brothers; Stefan Nemanja, Tihomir and Stracimir.
War among the brothers
Miroslav received the appanage of Zahumlje with seat at
several monasteries
, without the approval of Tihomir.
Stefan Nemanja rebelled against his eldest brother Tihomir in 1166, who fled with his brothers Stracimir and Miroslav to Greece to seek help. In the same year, Stefan Nemanja
Ruler of
All Serbia", Nemanja pardoned his brothers and they continued to rule their lands under him.
. While Stefan Nemanja held Niš, it served as his capital and base of operations.
Miroslav was at war with Dubrovnik in 1185, the peace in 1186 was followed by cordial relationship between the two until his death.[1]
The treaty that ended the dispute of Korčula was signed by the Normans (who held Korčula) and Serbs on 27 September 1186, by Stefan Nemanja and Miroslav.[3] Hum renounced its claims on Korčula and Vis.[4]
In 1190–1192, Stefan Nemanja briefly assigned the rule of Hum to his son
Lim region with Bijelo Polje, Rastko however took monastic vows and Miroslav continued ruling Hum after 1192.[5]
When Stefan Nemanja besieged and retook the power of Duklja in 1180s, Stracimir and Miroslav attacked the forces of Doclean ruler Mihailo.
Death, family and legacy
He died in 1198 of old age, his son Toljen succeeded him as Prince of Hum ca 1192–1196.
He had two sons with the sister of Ban Kulin;
Petar Miroslavljević
, although this is not fully determined.
Miroslav's Gospel, the oldest known book written in Serbian in Cyrillic, was commissioned by and written in his honour.[6]
Among his foundations is the Saints Peter and Paul Church in
