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Nov 13, 2015 · The Battles with the Ottoman Empire. There were two crucial battles in the Ottoman conquest of the Serbian Empire. The first of these was the Battle of Maritsa that took place in 1371. During this battle, the numerically superior Serbian army was defeated by a much smaller Ottoman army as a result of the latter’s use of superior tactics.
In the 15th century, the Serbian Despotate was conquered by the Ottoman Empire as part of the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. The Ottomans defeated the Serbs at the Battle of Maritsa in 1371, making vassals of the southern governors. Soon thereafter, Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš V died.
These Serbian–Ottoman conflicts (or Serbian–Turkish conflicts) include those of medieval Serbia against the Ottoman Empire, until World War I. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
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Serbia - Ottoman Conquest, Balkan Wars, WWI: The glories of the Nemanjić empire were short-lived. In 1354 the Ottoman Empire gained a foothold on the European mainland, and, by the time of Dušan’s death in 1355, the Turkish march northward had already begun. Dušan’s successors were unable to sustain his achievements, and almost immediately the state began to disintegrate under rival ...
In the meantime, Russia’s efforts to secure from the Ottoman sultan a guarantee of reforms that would improve the position of the Christian populations in his empire failed after two years of futile negotiation. So on April 24, 1877, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire and in December was joined by the Serbs and Montenegrins.
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Serbian Empire. The Serbian Empire ( Serbian: Српско царство / Srpsko carstvo, pronounced [sr̩̂pskoː tsâːrstʋo]) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expanded the state.
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Serbia - Ottoman Rule, Disintegration, Balkans: Ottoman conquest did not mean the end of armed resistance on the part of the South Slav peoples. Poor harvests and a rapacious nobility frequently brought on local revolts by the reaya; in addition, individuals accused of crimes or protesting injustice would characteristically head for the hills or forests to live the life of the haiduk, or outlaw.