Capital
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Timeline
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Ras |
?–960 |
capital of the Serbian Principality under the Vlastimirović dynasty.
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Ras |
fl. 969–976 |
capital of the Byzantine Catepanate of Ras.
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Sirmium |
ca. 1018–1071 |
capital of the Byzantine Theme of Sirmium.
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Stari Ras |
ca. 1050–1148 |
capital of the Principality of Duklja under the Vojislavljević dynasty.
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Stari Ras |
ca. 1083–1166 |
capital of the Serbian Grand Principality under the Vukanović dynasty.
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Bele Crkve |
1166–1168[citation needed] |
First capital of the Serbian Grand Principality under Stefan Nemanja.
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Niš |
ca. 1183–1191 |
capital of the Serbian Grand Principality under Stefan Nemanja.
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Deževo, Debrc and Belgrade |
1276–1282 |
capitals of Stefan Dragutin's Kingdom in Syrmia.
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Skopje |
1282–1321 |
capital of King Stefan Milutin.
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Prizren |
1300–1345 |
first capital of King Stefan Dušan.
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Skoplje |
1345–1371 |
first capital of Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan and later Stefan Uroš V.
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Serres |
1345–1355 |
second capital of Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan.
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Kruševac |
1371–1402 |
capital of Moravian Serbia under Lazar Hrebeljanović.
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Vučitrn |
1371–1402 |
capital of District of Branković under Vuk Branković.
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Prilep |
1371–1395 |
capital of Lordship of Prilep under Marko Mrnjavčević.
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Belgrade |
1404–1430 |
capital of Serbian Despotate under Stefan Lazarević.
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Smederevo |
1430–1459 |
capital of Serbian Despotate under the Branković dynasty.
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Belgrade |
1718–1739 |
capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia (1718–39).
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Topola |
1805–1813 |
capital of Revolutionary Serbia under Karadjordje, during the First Serbian Uprising.
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Smederevo |
1806 |
temporary capital of serbia under Karadjordje and seat of Praviteljstvujušči Sovjet (government headed by Dositej Obradović).
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Gornja Crnuća |
1815–1818 |
capital of Revolutionary Serbia under Miloš Obrenović, during the Second Serbian Uprising
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Kragujevac |
1818–June 12, 1839 |
capital of the Principality of Serbia under Miloš Obrenović.
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Belgrade |
June 12, 1839–June 1840 |
capital of the Principality of Serbia under Mihailo Obrenović III.
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Kragujevac |
June 1840 – 1841 |
capital of the Principality of Serbia under Mihailo Obrenović III.
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Belgrade |
April 25, 1841 – 1915 |
capital of the Principality of Serbia and Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918).
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Temišvar |
1849–1860 |
capital of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (1849–1860).
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Niš |
July 1914–October 1915 |
capital of Serbia during Austro-Hungarian occupation of Belgrade (World War I). From 1878 onwards, it was treated as the "second capital".
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Belgrade |
1916–present |
capital of the Kingdom of Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943), Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992), Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and Serbia (2006–)
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