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The White Croats are an early Slavic tribe who formed between the 3rd and 5th century century in Lesser Poland during the peak of the Huns. They are thought to be one of the oldest and largest Slavic tribal formations until the 6th century. Some believe they were ruled by Sarmatian elite or Slavicized Sarmatians. The Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII wrote that the Croats dwelled beyond Bagibareia where the Belocroats live now - and that a family of 5 brothers and 2 sisters came with their folk to Dalmatia and founded this land under the rule of the Avars. The Croats prevailed and killed some of the Avars - with the remainder compelled to be subject to them. From the Croats who came to Dalmatia, a part split off and took rule of Illyricum and Pannonia. They remained independent and autonomous and requested holy baptism from Rome. Czech and Polish chronicles claim the legendary Lech and Czech came from White Croatia.