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Expansion of the Kingdom of Serbia (1270s)
In the 1270s the Kingdom of Serbia under Stefan Uroš I and his successors expanded southeastward, taking Byzantine towns in Macedonia and Kosovo, win…
Timeline
- 1271–1274Macedonia · MacedoniaStefan Uroš I exploited Byzantine preoccupation with the Bulgarian war to push into southeastern Macedonia, capturing strategic towns such as Prilep and Ohrid and extending Serbian power into the Vardar River basin.
- 1274Glinos (near Skopje) · MacedoniaThe Byzantine army was defeated by the Serbs at Glinos near Skopje; this battle marked Byzantine loss of effective control over northern Macedonia and was a decisive military victory for Serbian expansion.
- 1276–1280Kosovo · KosovoIn 1276 Stefan Dragutin acceded after his father's abdication, continuing to consolidate control over Macedonia and Kosovo, building monasteries and promoting Orthodox culture, bringing the Kingdom of Serbia's territory and influence to new heights in the Balkans.
Sources
- The Realm of the Slavs: The Rise and Decline of the South Slavs in the Middle Ages — Ivo Vukcevic (2004)
- Serbia in the Middle Ages — Simo M. Cirkovic (2004)