Serbian Empire

Serbia, 1346–1371. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Serbian Empire 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. On 16 April 1346, in Skopje, Dušan had himself crowned Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks, a title signifying a claim to succession of the Byzantine Empire. The Serbian Empire effectively ended with the death of Uroš V in 1371 and the break-up of the Serbian state.

Seat of power: Skopje

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• Dušan also promoted the Serbian Archbishopric to the Serbian Patriarchate.
• The empire was an Eastern Orthodox multi-ethnic and multi-lingual empire that stretched from the Danube in the north to the Gulf of Corinth in the south, with its capital in Skopje.
• Dušan's Code drew upon Roman law, Byzantine law, as well as elements of customary and canon law. It was an advanced set of laws which regulated all aspects of life such as family relations, property rights, contracts, and crimes.

Picture

Dušan's Code is a compilation of several legal systems that was enacted by Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1349.

Image: Vukašin of Serbia, Public domain, file

Sources

• Serbian Empire (Wikipedia)
• Serbian Empire (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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