Moravian Serbia

Principality of Moravian Serbia
Кнежевина Моравска Србија (Serbian)
Kneževina Moravska Srbija
1371–1402
Moravian Serbia in the second half of the 14th century
Moravian Serbia in the second half of the 14th century
StatusVassal state of the Ottoman Empire (1389–1402)
CapitalKruševac
Common languagesSerbian
Religion
Serbian Orthodox
Demonym(s)Serbian, Serb
GovernmentMonarchy
Prince (Knyaz) 
• 1371–1389
Lazar Hrebeljanović
• 1389–1402
Stefan Lazarević
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1371
• Promotion to despotate
1402
CurrencySerbian Perper
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Serbian Empire
Serbian Despotate
Today part of
  • Serbia
  • Kosovo[a]
  1. ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed.
Balkans in 1389.

Moravian Serbia (Serbian: Моравска Србија, romanizedMoravska Srbija), the Principality of Moravian Serbia (Serbian: Кнежевина Моравска Србија, romanizedKneževina Moravska Srbija) or the Realm of Prince Lazar are the names used in historiography for the largest and most powerful Serbian principality to emerge from the ruins of the Serbian Empire (1371).[1] Moravian Serbia was named after Morava, the main river of the region.[a][3] The independent principality in the region of Morava was established in 1371, and attained its largest extent in 1379 through the military and political activities of its first ruler, prince Lazar Hrebeljanović. In 1402 it was raised to the Serbian Despotate, which would exist until 1459.[4]

  1. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 79.
  2. ^ Nikolić 2008, p. 279.
  3. ^ Samardžić & Duškov 1993, p. 104.
  4. ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 88–89.


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