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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Serbian Empire Српско царство (Serbian) Srpsko carstvo (Serbian)
1346–1371
Personal Banner (divellion) of Emperor Dušan Flag (mid-14th century) Coat of arms of Nemanjić dynasty Imperial coat of arms (alternate)
Map from the University of Belgrade.
Status	Tsardom
Capital	Prizren, Skopje
Common languages	Serbian (official) Greek Albanian Bulgarian Common Romanian
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Serbian Orthodoxy) (official)
Demonym(s)	Serbian, Serb
Government	Absolute monarchy
Emperor (Tsar)
• 1346–1355	Stefan Dušan
• 1355–1371	Stefan Uroš V
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Coronation of Stefan Dušan	16 April 1346
• Empire collapses	4 December 1371
Currency	Serbian perper
ISO 3166 code	RS
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Serbia Moravian Serbia District of Branković Zeta under the Balšići Lordship of Prilep Dejanović domain Vojinović domain
Today part of	Serbia Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia North Macedonia Albania Greece Bulgaria

Under Dušan's rule, Serbia was the major power in the Balkans and a multi-lingual empire that stretched from the Danube to the Gulf of Corinth, with its capital in Skopje. He also promoted the Serbian Archbishopric to the Serbian Patriarchate. His son and successor, Uroš the Weak, lost most of the territory conquered by Dušan, hence his epithet.

The Serbian Empire effectively ended with the death of Uroš V in 1371 and the break-up of the Serbian state. Some successors of Stefan V claimed the title of Emperor in parts of Serbia until 1402, but the territory in Greece was never recovered.[1][2][3]