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Ottoman Annexation of Serbia
After the fall of Smederevo in 1459, Mehmed II formally annexed Serbia's remaining lands, ending the medieval Serbian state and completing Ottoman co…
Timeline
- 1459Smederevo · SerbiaThe fall of Smederevo marked the end of Serbia as an independent political entity. After surrendering, Stefan Tomasević was taken to Constantinople, and the Serbian crown ceased to exist.
- 1459Serbia · SerbiaMehmed II assigned Serbia's remaining territories to the Ottoman Empire, establishing sanjaks (administrative districts) such as Smederevo and stationing Ottoman officials to govern. Some Serbian nobles were absorbed into the imperial bureaucracy, while others fled to Hungary.
- 1459Constantinople · MarmaraStefan Tomasević was executed in Constantinople, and hopes of restoring Serbia were completely extinguished. After annexing Serbia, the Ottoman Empire controlled the vast majority of the central Balkans south of the Danube, with only a few fortresses on the Hungarian frontier still in Christian hands.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Serbia https://www.britannica.com/place/Serbia
- İnalcık, Halil. The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300–1600 — Halil İnalcık (2001)