Later Serbians
(1180-1459 AD)
DBA #142b
The Later Serbian list begins following the unification of Serbia (Rascia and Duklja or Zeta) by Grand Zhupan Stephan Nemania and the subsequent 16 year struggle for automony against the Byzantine Empire (1180-1196 AD). It's high point was the reign of Stefan Dushan, who was crowned Tsar of Serbia, Albania and the coastal regions in 1346 AD, and who subsequently annexed Thessaly and Epirus in Greece. After Dushan, Serbia saw its empire decline, suffering defeats to the Ottomans at Marcia (1371 AD) and Kossovo Polye (1389 AD). Subsequently, Serbia found itself an Ottoman tributary, until the defeat by Timur of Sultan Bayezit at Ankara (1402 AD) forced the Ottoman's to regroup and allowed Serbia to regain its independence for nearly 20 years under the Tzar Stefan Lazarevic. The Ottomans then reduced Serbia to tributary status again and after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD, the resurgent Ottoman Empire, lead by Sultan Mehmet Fatih (Mohammed the Conquerer) annexed Serbia (1459 AD), bringing the DBA Serbian army list to a close.
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Last Updated: Dec. 16, 2000.
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