Stefan Dušan's Serbian Empire

Name: Stefan Dušan's Serbian Empire
Start: 1334
End: 1340

Type Event Region Serbia Time 1334–1340

In the 1330s Serbian king Stefan Dušan (Uroš IV Dušan) launched sustained expansion in the Balkans, conquering Albania and central Macedonia and exte…

Timeline

1334Albania · AlbaniaDušan led his army to conquer most of Albania, pushing Serbian power to the Adriatic coast and cutting off Byzantine traditional influence in the region.
1336Macedonia · MacedoniaIn 1336 Dušan captured key Byzantine-held positions in central Macedonia, extending the kingdom's borders east to the lower Vardar River, bringing it into direct contact with the Byzantine Empire and maintaining pressure.
1338–1340Thrace · ThraceDušan continued southward, capturing parts of Thrace and reaching the outskirts of Thessaloniki, bringing Serbian power to the edge of the Byzantine heartland and accumulating military and political capital for his future imperial claim.

Sources

The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest — John V. A. Fine Jr. (1994)
Encyclopedia Britannica: Stephen Dušan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-Dusan