Stefan Dušan

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Stefan Dušan was a 14th-century Serbian king and later emperor who greatly expanded Serbian territory and power, briefly making it a dominant Balkan state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Serbian monarch ⓘ
emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
capital Skopje ⓘ
child Stefan Uroš V ⓘ
conflict Byzantine civil wars ⓘ
campaigns in Albania ⓘ
wars against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
coronationAs Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks ⓘ
King of Serbia ⓘ
coronationDate 1331 ⓘ
1346 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1308 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1355 ⓘ
familyName Nemanjić ⓘ
linked to: Nemanjić dynasty
father Stefan Dečanski ⓘ
givenName Stefan ⓘ
knownFor legal codification in Dušan's Code ⓘ
military conquests in the Balkans ⓘ
strengthening the Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
languageUsed Old Serbian ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Nemanjić dynasty ⓘ
monarchOf Epirus ⓘ
Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Macedonia region

Serbia ⓘ
Serbian Empire ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
parts of Albania ⓘ
parts of Bosnia ⓘ
mother Theodora of Bulgaria ⓘ
notableAchievement expanded Serbian territory to its greatest historical extent ⓘ
made Serbia a dominant Balkan power in the mid-14th century ⓘ
proclaimed Serbian Empire in 1346 ⓘ
notableWork Dušan's Code ⓘ
placeOfBirth Serbia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Albania ⓘ
near Devoll River ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks ⓘ
King of Serbia ⓘ
King of the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians ⓘ
predecessor Stefan Dečanski ⓘ
reignEnd 1355 ⓘ
reignStart 1331 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Helena of Bulgaria ⓘ
successor Stefan Uroš V ⓘ

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Serbian Empire → foundedBy → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Serbian Empire → founder → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Serbian Empire → firstRuler → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Serbian Empire → lastRuler → Stefan Uroš V ⓘ
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Serbian Empire → notableRuler → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Serbian Empire → notableRuler → Stefan Uroš V ⓘ
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Serbian Empire → zenithUnder → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Dušan Simović → givenName → Dušan ⓘ
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Nemanjić dynasty → notableMember → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Nemanjić dynasty → peakUnder → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Battle of Velbazhd → commander → Stefan Dušan of Serbia ⓘ
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → child → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
subject linked to: King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → successor → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
subject linked to: King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → successorTitle → Stefan Dušan, Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks ⓘ
subject linked to: King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Stefan Dečanski → successor → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Stefan Dečanski → child → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Dušan's Code → author → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Dušan's Code → issuer → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Dušan's Code → associatedWith → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Tsar → titleHeldBy → Dušan the Mighty of Serbia ⓘ
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Stefan Uroš V → predecessor → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Stefan Uroš V → father → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria → relative → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Holy Archangels Monastery near Prizren → foundedBy → Emperor Stefan Dušan ⓘ
linked to: Stefan Dušan
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → child → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
subject linked to: Dečanski
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → successor → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
subject linked to: Dečanski
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → overthrownBy → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
subject linked to: Dečanski
Simeon Uroš → sibling → Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Simeon Uroš → predecessor → Stefan Dušan ⓘ