Po redaktohet Illyrians (paragraf)

=== South Slavs ===
{{further|Illyrian movement}}

At the beginning of the 19th century, many educated Europeans regarded the South Slavs as the descendants of ancient Illyrians. However, this is incorrect as Southern Slavs are descendants of Slavic tribes that migrated to the Balkans. Consequently, when [[Napoleon|Napoléon]] conquered part of the South Slavic lands, these areas were named after ancient [[Illyrian Provinces|Illyrian provinces]] (1809–1814).{{Sfn|Djilas|1991|p=20}} After the demise of the [[First French Empire]] in 1815, the Habsburg monarchy became increasingly centralized and authoritarian, and fear of [[Magyarization]] arouse patriotic resistance among Croatians.{{Sfn|Djilas|1991|p=22}} Under the influence of [[Romantic nationalism]], a self-identified "[[Illyrian movement]]", in the form of a Croatian national revival, opened a literary and journalistic campaign initiated by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the years of 1835–49.{{sfn|Despalatovic|1975}}{{Sfn|Dzino|2014b|p=9–10}}