Serbia dominates the Balkans under Stefan Dusan…

1252 CE to 1395 CE

Serbia dominates the Balkans under Stefan Dusan (1331-55), who conquers lands extending from Belgrade to present-day southern Greece.

He proclaims himself emperor, elevates the archbishop of Pec to the level of patriarch, and writes a new legal code combining Byzantine law with Serbian customs.

Dusan has ambitions toward a weakened Empire, but the emperor suspects his intentions and summons the Turks to restrain him.

Dusan repels assaults in 1345 and 1349 but is defeated in 1352.

He then offers to lead an alliance against the Turks and recognize the pope, but those gambits also are rejected.

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Pec Kosovo Serbia View →

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Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia View →

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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Serbs (South Slavs) View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Dalmatia region View → Zeta View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Angelid dynasty View → Ottoman Emirate View → Ottoman Emirate View → Ottoman Empire View →

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Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Movements View →

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