Grand Principality of Serbia

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Was a medieval Serbian state that existed from the second half of the 11th century when it became independent from the Byzantine Empire. In 1217 it was elevated to kingdom.

Establishment

January 1093: In 1091 or 1092, Vukan became independent, taking the title of Grand Prince (veliki župan) of Serbia.

Chronology

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1. Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

Were a series of conflicts fought between the Byzantines and Bulgarians which began when the Bulgars first settled in the Balkan peninsula in the 5th century, and intensified with the expansion of the Bulgarian Empire to the southwest after 680 AD.

1.1.Uprising of Asen and Peter

26 October 1185-spring 1187: revolt of Bulgarians and Vlachs living in Moesia and the Balkan Mountains.

June 1187: The lands between the Haemus Mons and the Danube were lost by the Byzantine Empire, leading to the signing of a truce, thus de facto recognising the rule of the Asen and Peter over the territory, leading to the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1094: The Serbians expanded along the Vardar, obtaining much booty and taking the cities of Vranje, Skopje and Tetovo.

January 1147: By the time of Radoslav's reign as prince of Serbia, he only held a small strip of land on the Dukljan coast (From Kotor to Ulcinj).

January 1151: Uroš II and Desa undertook an offensive against Radoslav of Duklja, who was a loyal Byzantine vassal. Radoslav was pushed to the southwestern corner of Duklja, to Kotor, and retained only the coastal area.

January 1167: By 1166, much of Duklja was occupied by Serbia.

January 1181: After the reign of Ban Kulin, rulers of Bosnia enjoyed virtual independence from Hungary.

January 1184: The Serbians drove the Greeks out of the Morava valley, from Braničevo, Niš, Belgrade, Ravno and Sofia. After a while, however, the Hungarians withdrew.

September 1187: An agreement was signed which left Ragusa independent, but subjected it to Serbian power.

January 1188: In 1187 the Republic of Ragusa was conquered by Serbia.

January 1188: In 1187, the Second Bulgarian Empire, under the rule of Tsar Peter II, conquered territories in the Balkans, expanding their influence.

January 1191: Nis conquered by Second Bulgarian Empire.

January 1194: Ivan Asen of Bulgaria took control of the important city of Sofia.

January 1197: Bulgarian conquests around 1196.

January 1202: The Serbians annexed Belgrade, Braničevo, and Niš.

January 1204: In 1203, the Bulgarians pushed the Serbs out of Niš.

January 1205: In 1204, Arbanon, led by Prince Progon, attained political independence from Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade. The territory went to the Principality of Arbanon, marking a temporary period of autonomy.

January 1206: Durrës (Durazo/Durazzo) was a Venetian colony in the periods 1205-1213 and 1392-1501.

January 1206: Venetian Dubrovnik refers to the periods when the Republic of Venice controlled the city of Dubrovnik (also known as Ragusa) from 1000 to 1030 and again from 1205 to 1358. During these times, Dubrovnik was under Venetian rule and influenced by Venetian culture and politics.