The short-lived medieval Serbian empire proclaimed by Stefan Dušan in 1346, briefly making Serbia the dominant power in the Balkans before fragmenting after his death in 1355.
Fragmented after the death of Emperor Stefan Dušan in 1355 into rival Serbian noble domains, then effectively ended as a Serbian political entity when the Ottoman Empire defeated the Serbian princes at the Battle of Kosovo on 28 June 1389.
Standard English-language overview of Serbian history including the medieval empire period.
Provides Byzantine context for Dušan's expansions and imperial title claim.