List of former capitals of Serbia
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This is a list of the historical capitals of Serbian statehood:
Capital | Timeline | Notes | |
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Ras | ?–960 | capital of the Serbian Principality under the Vlastimirović dynasty. |
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. |
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. |
Deževo, Debrc and Belgrade | 1276–1282 | capitals of Stefan Dragutin's Kingdom in Syrmia. | |
Skopje | 1282–1321 | capital of King Stefan Milutin. | |
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Prizren | 1300–1345 | first capital of King Stefan Dušan. |
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. |
Prilep | 1371–1395 | capital of Lordship of Prilep under Marko Mrnjavčević. | |
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. |
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–) |