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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.
In 1345 the Serbian Empire was established, spanning most of the Balkan peninsula. In 1540 Serbia became a part of the Ottoman Empire. A significant number of Serbs migrated north to the Kingdom of Hungary, forming what would later become Serbian Vojvodina.
It was founded, in part, on the ability and administrative capacity of its rulers and also on the establishment of a link between church and state. The rise of the Nemanjić dynasty was facilitated by the defeat of the Byzantine Empire, under the impact of the Fourth Crusade (1204), and the creation of a short-lived Latin empire.
Under the Nemanjić dynasty, which was to rule the Serb lands for the next 200 years, a powerful state emerged to dominate the entire Balkan Peninsula. It was founded, in part, on the ability and administrative capacity of its rulers and also on the establishment of a link between church and state.
The Serbian Empire existed from 1346 to 1371, and was one of the larger states in Europe. By 1389, following the Battle of Kosovo, Serbia was a province of the Ottoman Empire. Serbia was not to enjoy an independent existence until 1878.
This is a timeline of Serbian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Serbia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Serbia. See also the list of Serbian monarchs and list of presidents of Serbia .
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