Polity Empire of Simeon Uroš / Empire of the Serbs and the Greeks

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Simeon Uroš proclaimed himself Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks, creating a separate state, centered in regions of Thessaly and Epirus.

Establishment

  • January 1357: Simeon Uroš proclaimed himself Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks, creating a separate state, centered in regions of Thessaly and Epirus.
  • January 1357: In the spring of 1356 Nikephoros I of Epirus advanced into southern Epirus and expelled his brother-in-law Simeon from Arta.
  • January 1357: Simeon Uroš seized Kostur and proclaimed himself Tsar of the Serbs and the Greeks.

Chronology

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1. Dissolution of Serbia

Dissolution of Serbia after the Battle of Maritsa between the Ottoman Empire and Serbia.

  • September 1371: After the Battle of Maritsa, Serbia fragmented into several successor states.

2. Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars

Were a series of wars between the Ottomans and the Bulgarians that resulted in the Ottoman conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

2.1. Battle of Chernomen and its consequences

Was a battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Serbian Empire that lead to the loss of southern Serbia to the Ottomans.

  • November 1371: Immediately after the battle of Chernomen, the armies of Murad I embarked on another campaign overrunning Northern Thrace and forcing Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria to pull back north of the Balkan Mountains.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • May 1359: Nikephoros was killed in battle putting down an Albanian revolt in 1359, and the territory of the Despotate of Epirus became a component part of the personal Empire of Dušan's brother Simeon Nemanjić-Palailogos.
  • January 1369: Karl Thopia conquers large parts of central Albania.

Disestablishment

  • January 1372: When John Uroš died, some of his territories were occupied by the Lordship of Valona.
  • January 1372: In 1371, John Uroš died and was succeeded in Thessaly by his son Ivan Uroš. In Epirus, he was succeeded by his son-in-law Tommaso Preljubović.