Serbian principalities

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The Serbian principalities were a group of medieval South Slavic states in the Balkans that emerged from the fragmentation of earlier Serbian realms and frequently clashed with neighboring powers such as the Ottoman Empire.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Serbian principalities canonical 2
Medieval Serbian states 1
Serbian Principality 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South Slavic polity
historical political entity
medieval state
capitalType shifting regional centers
chronologyNote developed in different periods of the Middle Ages
conflictWith First Bulgarian Empire
surface form: Bulgarian Empire

Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Ottoman Empire
culturalHeritage medieval Serbian monasteries and churches
culture medieval Serbian culture
demography predominantly rural population
diplomaticRelationsWith Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Republic of Ragusa
economy agrarian economy
trade with neighboring states
emergedFrom fragmentation of earlier Serbian states
ethnicComposition Serbs
ethnoLinguisticGroup South Slavs
followed early Serbian realms
governmentType principality
historicalRole buffer between larger empires
influencedBy Byzantine culture
Slavic customary traditions
language Church Slavonic
surface form: Old Church Slavonic

Old Serbian
legalSystem customary law
locatedIn Balkans
Balkans
surface form: Southeastern Europe
militaryOrganization feudal levy
partOf medieval Balkans political landscape
medieval history of Serbia
politicalStructure feudal fragmentation
precededBy early medieval Serbian principalities
region central Balkans
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Serbian Orthodox Church
religiousInstitution Serbian Orthodox monasteries
rulingClass Serbian nobility
socialStructure feudal hierarchy
succeededBy Ottoman rule in Serbian lands
Serbian Despotate
threatenedBy Ottoman expansion
timePeriod Middle Ages

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Murad I conflictWith Serbian principalities
First Bulgarian Empire neighbor Serbian principalities
this entity surface form: Serbian Principality
Naissus laterControlledBy Serbian principalities
this entity surface form: Medieval Serbian states
Christianization of the Balkans hasInfluence Serbian principalities
this entity surface form: Serbian states
Battle of Kosovo 1389 involvedForce Serbian principalities
Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks appliesToJurisdiction Serbian principalities
this entity surface form: Serbian lands