Serbian Empire

State · 1352–1458 CE · at its largest around 1352 CE

The Serbian state at its medieval peak under Stefan Dusan, who was crowned emperor in 1346 and ruled much of the Balkans. It fragmented under his son Stefan Uros V into regional lordships.

On its lands while it lasted

Stefan Dusan (c. 1308 CE – 1355 CE): Serbian ruler crowned emperor at Skopje in 1346, who expanded Serbia to its greatest extent and issued a law code.
Prizren (c. 1352 CE): Capital of Serbian Empire (1352–1371).
Ioannina (c. 1356 CE): Capital of Despotate of Epirus (1356–1430).
Vidin (c. 1363 CE): Capital of Despotate of Vidin (1363–1396).
Battle of Kosovo (1389 CE): A Serbian-led army under Prince Lazar fought the Ottomans under Murad I; both rulers were killed, and Serbia soon became an Ottoman vassal.
Belgrade (c. 1402 CE): Capital of Serbian Despots (1402–1421), Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1884), Yugoslavia (1919–1945), and 2 more.
Skanderbeg (1405 CE – 1468 CE): Albanian nobleman who led a revolt against the Ottoman Empire for a quarter of a century from the fortress of Krujë.