Serbian revolts (around 1014)

Timeline

1. 1014Thessaloniki · GreeceDuring the Battle of Kedellion, Samuel sent the noble Nestoritsa south to raid Thessaloniki and tie down Basil II, but he was defeated by the city's governor Theophylact Botaneiates, demonstrating Bulgaria's military mobilization of Serbian subject lands.
2. 1014–1015Duklja · MontenegroAfter Samuel's death the Bulgarian throne changed hands frequently; the Principality of Duklja, a Bulgarian vassal, sought to maintain autonomy under Jovan Vladimir, while inland Serbian regions such as Raška experienced power vacuums and local unrest as their overlord weakened.
3. 1016–1018Serbian polities of the Balkan Peninsula · Balkan PeninsulaAs Byzantium annexed Bulgaria in 1018, Serbian and Croatian polities were forced to recognize the emperor's suzerainty; the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Raška was also redefined in Basil II's charter of 1020, marking the incorporation of Serbian lands into Byzantium's new Balkan order.