Stefan Dušan

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1. When was Stefan Dušan born?Circa 1308
2. When did Stefan Dušan die?February 20, 1355 (aged approximately 47)
3. Where was Stefan Dušan born?Kingdom of Serbia
4. Who was Stefan Dušan and when did he become king?Stefan Dušan was a Serbian king born around 1308. He became king in 1331 after a rebellion against his father, Stefan Dečanski.
5. Why did Stefan Dušan want to be emperor?He saw the Byzantine Empire weakening and wanted Serbia to be a powerful empire in the Balkans. In 1346 he crowned himself emperor to show this ambition.

Serbian Empire: The expansive medieval state established by Stefan Dušan, marking the height of Serbian power in the Balkans.
Dušan's Code (Zakonik): A foundational legal document of the Serbian Empire, codifying laws and administrative practices.
Byzantine Empire: The Eastern Roman Empire, a major geopolitical and cultural force in the Eastern Mediterranean with which Dušan's empire interacted and competed.
Orthodox Christianity: A major branch of Christianity that was the state religion and a significant cultural force within Dušan's empire.