▁Prince . ▁▁ 9 6 1 – 9 6 2 ▁ ▁Sa q al iba ▁( S lav s ) ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁regions ▁of ▁Central ▁B alk ans , ▁" west ▁of ▁the ▁Bulg ari ans ▁and ▁east ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁S lav s ▁( C ro ats )", ▁have ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁" the ▁most ▁courage ous ▁and ▁violent ". ▁▁ 9 6 8 – 9 7 1 ▁ ▁S vi atos lav ' s ▁invasion ▁of ▁Bulg aria ▁▁ 9 6 9 – 9 7 1 ▁ ▁Ser bia ▁is ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁By z ant ines . ▁▁ 9 7 1 – 9 7 6 ▁ ▁The ▁C ate pan ate ▁of ▁Ras ▁is ▁established . ▁" John " ▁was ▁the ▁prot os path arios ▁and ▁k ate p ano ▁of ▁Ras . ▁ ▁ca . ▁ 9 9 0 ▁ ▁J ovan ▁Vladimir ▁is ▁born . ▁▁ 9 9 2 ▁ ▁A ▁Ser bian ▁diplom atic ▁mission , ▁possibly ▁sent ▁from ▁D uk l ja , ▁arriv es ▁in ▁the ▁By z antine ▁capital ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Lav ra ▁Mon aster y , ▁written ▁in ▁ 9 9 3 . ▁▁ 9 9 8 ▁ ▁Ras cia ▁and ▁Bos nia ▁is ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Bulg aria . ▁ ▁early ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁Č u č imir , ▁of ▁the ▁Bel o je vić ▁noble ▁family , ▁holds ▁Tra v un ia