History of Serbia

The Serbia history had been through its ups and downs just like other nations. The process of Serbia history has been pretty eventful, with numerous conquests, wars, settlements and treaties in its way.

The history of Serbia states that the Serbs settled in the country around the 6th century. The Serbs constantly fought with their neighbors like the Greeks and Bulgarians.

Stephen Nemanja was noted as the great "zhupan" of Serbia, sometime in 1159 and his dynasty ruled the country for 200 years. In those days Serbia was a powerful empire. After 1355, the empire fell down paving the way for the Ottoman or Turkish onslaughts.

Serbia History Events The battle of Kosovo is a prominent chapter in Serbia history. The Turkish occupation of the country had lasted for centuries and in that time the relics of the Dusan empire were conserved by the Serbian Orthodox Church.

At a point of time Russia had an alliance with Serbia to fight against the Turks. In 1908, the Serbs formed the Balkan League composed of Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Greece, to fight against Turkey, Austria and Hungary.

In the Second Balkan War, Serbia had turned against and defeated Bulgaria that had been a previous ally. There was also a link between the Serbia history and World War I. According to the Serbia history the country is now a free nation and functions as a republican state.