The medieval Bosnian state which was ruled by its rulers and peers aspired at the end of the 14th and the 15th century toward occupation of Dalmatian cities. They were specially keen to get hold of Zadar, which was never ruled by any of the Bosnian rulers as opposed to some other- Dalmatian cities. Zadar came quite close to being occupied. These tendencies were mostly expressed by Tvrtko the First, King Ostoja, and duke Hrvoje with his brothers. The greatest hindrance was the Hungarian-Croatian rule which Zadar had to acknowledge. When Ilungerian hold over Zadar grew weaker Bosnia was keener to get hold of Zadar, and viceversa when there was peace at the Ilungerian court Bosnian aspirations grew weaker. When Croatian peers raised against the Hungarian court, majority of the Croatian peers and Bosnia’s interests found common ground. Zadar is the best example for this kind of policy, Zadar began counting right at this time on Bosnian help, and this policy was always in accordance with interests of the majority of Croatian peers. Thus the crowning of Ladislav of Naples took place in Zadar in 1403. He was crowned as Hungarian-Croatian king. This event Split Ithe interests of the official part of the Bosnian court as well as the narrow circle around the court with those of Croatian peers. One of the most influential participators of these events was duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić who for a while stopped acting in accordance with interests of the Bosnian court, instead protected the interests of Croatian peers and his own. Nevertheless despite all these evets and expectations history took quite different course, unexpectedly it all resulted with thè sale of Dalmatia to the Venetian Republic. Regardless all these stormy - events around Zadar, and in Zadar, Zadar maintained its commercial connections with Bosnia, primarily they held salt-trade.
