Civil war in the Ottoman Empire saves…

Civil war in the Ottoman Empire saves Serbia in the early fifteenth century, but the Turks soon reunite their forces to conquer the last Serbian stronghold at Smederjevo in 1459 and subjugate the whole country.

Serbs flee to Hungary, Montenegro, Croatia, Dalmatia, and Bosnia, and some form outlaw bands.

In response to the activities of the latter, the Turks disinter and burn the remains of St. Sava.

By the sixteenth century, southern Hungary has a sizable Serbian population that remains after the Turks conquer the region in 1526.