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	History of Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stefan Nemanja was succeeded by his middle son Stefan, whilst his first-born Vukan was given the rule of the Zeta region (present-day Montenegro).
		Tzar Stefan Dusan doubled the size of his kingdom seizing territories to the south, southeast and east at the expense of Byzantium.
		This was an unstable period marked by the rule of Prince Lazar's son - despot Stefan Lazarevic - a true European-style knight a military leader and even poet, and his cousin Djuradj Brankovic, who moved the state capital north - to the newly built fortified town of Smederevo.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Serbian_Empire (3829 words)

	Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stefan Nemanja was succeeded by his middle son Stefan II, whilst his first-born Vukan was given the rule of the Zeta region (present-day Montenegro).
		Stefan Nemanja's youngest son Rastko became a monk and took the name of Sava, turning all his efforts to spreading religiousness among his people.
		Spreading the kingdom to the east by winning the town of Niš and the surrounding counties, and to the south by acquiring territories on Macedonia, Stefan Decanski was worthy of his father and built the [2] (http://www.kosovo.com/edecani.html) in Metohija — the most monumental example of Serbian mediæval architecture — that earned him his nickname.
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	The Kosovo Chronicles, by Dusan Batakovic (Part 1b)
		The court in Nerodimlje was the favourite residence of King Stefan Decanski, and it was at the palace in Stimlje that emperor Uros issued his charters.
		Stefan Dusan's Empire stretched from the Danube to the Peloponnese and from Bulgaria to the Albanian littoral.
		Stefan appointed as his successor his nephew despot Djuradj Brankovic, whose rule was marked by fresh conflicts and finally the fall of Kosovo and Metohia to the Turks.
	www.snd-us.com /history/dusan/kc_part1b.htm (15212 words)

	[Project Rastko] THE HISTORY OF SERBIAN CULTURE - Radmila Marinkovic: Medieval literature
		Nemanja's autobiography is the basis for the literary presentation of his character by his two sons and biographers, Sava and Stefan, who attempted to establish the saintly cult of their father, each in his own way, as the central pillar of the nation and state.
		Stefan, the first crowned Serbian king, was assigned the task of presenting all of Nemanja's life and his posthumous deeds, according to the genre he was writing in.
		Stefan attributed the role of saintly protector of the country to Simeon-Nemanja, according to the model of the cult of St. Dimitrios of Salonica.
	www.rastko.org.yu /isk/rmarinkovic-medieval_literature.html (4991 words)

	Read about Serbia at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Serbia and learn about Serbia here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stefan Nemanja expanded his state seizing territories east and south, and newly annexed the littoral and the Zeta region.
		Stefan II (Prvovencani) used these propitious circumstances to obtain his crown from the Pope thus becoming the first Serbian king in 1217.
		Stefan Dusan doubled the size of his kingdom seizing territories to the south, southeast and east at the expense of
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Serbia (4390 words)

	The Art of Decani Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sometime later, after rumors of miracles which occurred at the grave and the proclamation of his sainthood, most probably in 1343, the relics of the benefactor were moved to a pre-prepared wooden coffin, a masterpiece of wood carving, placed in front of the iconostasis itself, south of the royal doors.
		On a newer layer, Stefan of Decanski is with his son, the other benefactor of the church, with whom he holds its model, while from a beam of light Christ blesses them with both hands.
		Thus, alongside the northern entrance to the narthex, Stefan Dusan once more is shown in an official way, between his wife and son-heir, but this time with a rank which reveals changes that have in the meantime taken place.
	www.kosovo.com /edecani2b.html (2875 words)

	Serbian Rulers - Stefan Uros III, called Decanski, King (1321-1331)
		Forced to rebel against his father by an aggressive nobility in 1314, Stefan was defeated, blinded and exiled, to be pardoned and returned only towards the end of Milutin's rule, in 1320.
		In terms of foreign policy, notable are Stefan's dealings on the southwestern, Adriatic front, where dynastic struggles and disloyalty of peripheral nobles were opportunistically exploited by the Bosnian ban Stjepan - who annexed the Hum area - as well as the Dubrovnik Republic.
		Stefan's pious demeanor and life of considerable hardship made him a martyr in the eyes of the Church, and he was later canonized; his feast day is Nov. 24 (11 by Julian calendar), and in the gallery of patron saints of Serbian families (Krsna slava) he is also represented.
	www-dev.serbianunity.net /culture/history/Serb_History/Rulers/Stefan_Uros_III_Decanski.html (506 words)

	Geography Yugoslavia - About Yugoslavia
		After a struggle for the throne with his brothers, Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the Nemanjic dynasty, rose to power in 1170 and started renewing the Serbian state in the Raska region.
		He is also famous for building churches, some of which are the brightest examples of Medieval Serbian architecture: the Gracanica Monastery in Kosovo, the Cathedral in Hilandar Monastery on Mt. Athos, the St. Archangel Church in Jerusalem etc. Because of his endowments, King Milutin has been proclaimed a saint, in spite of his tumultuous life.
		This is a period marked by the rise of a new threat: the Ottoman Turk sultanate gradually spreading from Asia to Europe and conquering Byzantium first, and then the other Balkan states.
	www.economy.co.yu /english/about_yugoslavia/history_of_yugoslavia.html (1830 words)

	Decani History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The founder Stefan Uros III known as Decanski (of Decani) commissioned for this work a group of master-builders headed by master Vitus of Kotor, while the supervision was taken over by the Serb Archbishop Daniel II.
		And already in 1330, Stefan Decanski granted his Charter to this pious endowment of his (foundation) together with his rich donations.
		After the death of King Stefan, who was buried in the church of Decani Monastery, his son Stefan Uros IV Dusan became the king of Serbia.
	www.kosovo.com /dechist.html (2610 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Serbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After a struggle for the throne with his brothers, Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the Nemanjiand#263; dynasty, rose to power in 1170 and started renewing the Serbian state in the Raska region.
		He is also famous for building churches, some of which are the brightest examples of mediæval Serbian architecture: the Gracanica Monastery in Kosovohttp://www.kosovo.com/egracanica.html, the Cathedral in Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, the St Archangel Church in Jerusalem etc. Because of his endowments, King Milutin has been proclaimed a saint, in spite of his tumultuous life.
		This was an unstable period marked by the rule of Prince Lazar's son andmdash; despot Stefan Lazarevic andmdash; a true European-style knight a military leader and even poet, and his cousin and#272;uraand#273; Brankoviand#263;, who moved the capital north andmdash; to the newly built fortified town of Smederevo.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=serbia (5306 words)

	Serbian Church in History
		Stefan Nemanja was a devoutly religious person and from the very beginnings unreservedly keen on Eastern Orthodoxy, which had, without any doubt, already set firm roots in his lands and among his people centuries before.
		Stefan received title of despot after the successful outcome of his participation at the battle of Angora in 1402.
		Stefan Nemanja abdicated in 1196 and took monastic vows as monk Simeon on Mount Athos.
	www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org /articles/church_history/popovic_serbian_church.htm (14864 words)

	MY FAMILY'S HERITAGE
		This is the place where in 1282 King Stefan Dragutin, ruler of the northern regions of Serbia and Srem, abdicated in favor of his brother, King Stefan Milutin (1282-1321), who until then had ruled the southwestern parts of Serbia.
		Stefan began writing the biography after Nemanja's body had been brought to Serbia (Studenica Monastery) in 1208 and finished it in 1216.
		The respect and awe that Stefan commanded among the Turks and Tartars at Angora, when he rode at the head of 3 gallant charges against Tamerlane, in an effort to save his surrounded suzerain, speaks of the effect his presence might have had if he had inherited the throne in 1355, when Dusan died.
	templeton.vsb.bc.ca /students/courses/bused/INT11assignment/INT11works/2000/infotech11c/be2/nikl5.htm (7395 words)

	SERBIAN HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Serbia and Yugoslavia were among the countries that had the greatest losses in the war: 1.700.000 (10.8% of the population) people were killed and national damages were estimated at 9.1 billion dollars according to the prices of that period
		He is also famous for building churches, some of which are the brightest examples of Medieval Serbian architecture: the Gracanica Monastery in Kosovo, the Cathedral in Hilandar on Mt. Athos, the St. Archangel Church in Jerusalem etc. Because of his endowments, King Milutin has been proclaimed a saint, in spite of his tumultuous life.
		Spreading the kingdom to the east by winning the town of Nis and the surrounding counties, and to the south by acquiring territories on Macedonia, Stefan Decanski was worthy of his father and built the Visoki Decani in Metohija - the most monumental example of Serbian Medieval architecture - that earned him his byname.
	www.dwb.co.yu /dv/serbian2.php (2181 words)

	Gornje Nerodimlje (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The rulers of the Nemanjic dynasty - King Uros II Milutin and his descendents King Stefan Decanski and Emperors Uros IV Dusan and Uros V had the summer courts in it.
		Today the monastery of St. Archangels and the church of the Dormition (the monastery of St. Uros) are preserved in the village.
		The Petric fort was mentioned in the biography of the King Stefan Decanski and his son, the Emperor Uros IV Dusan.
	www.yuheritage.com /nerodimlje.htm (341 words)

	Decani Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After Stefan's death the construction was continued by his son Dusan, who completed the monastery in 1335.
		The founders and the members of their families have been portrayed on several places, so has Chancellor George, the one to be thanked for the frescoes in the narthex.
		There are five portraits of Emperor Dusan and four of Stefan Decanski.
	srpskoblago.org /culture/history/Serb_History/Monasteries/Decani (730 words)

	KOSOVO: HISTORICAL SURVEY [Free Republic]
		The most notable application of Romanized culture in Serbia is Stefan Decanski's (1321-1331) beautiful Monastery Church of Decani, built by a Franciscan friar and Dalmatian stone masons, with fresco works by artists of the Kotor school.
		Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), whose formative years were spent in Constantinople during his father's exile there, conquered half of it (Macedonia, Epirus, and Thessaly), and made Serbia the strongest empire in the Balkans.
		Stefan commanded respect and awe among the Turks and Tartars alike.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a394880955523.htm (9413 words)

	The Saga of Kosovo
		Dusan may have grown up in Constantinople, but he also sought approval in the West, notably from Venice and the papacy, suggesting that he be regarded as "Captain of Christendom." To be sure, Dusan had subjugated the center of Byzantine Christianity, Mount Athos.
		Subsequently, a new generation of Serbian authors wrote about Sava and King Stefan, particularly the monks Domentijan and Teodosije (second half of the 13th century), both of the Hilandar school.
		From the time that the Serbian notables and Church dignitaries met in the city of Skopia (Skoplje), after the fatal battle in which King Vukasin and his army perished (Marica, 1371), and chose Lazar Hrebeljanovic as their leader, he enjoyed great popularity and respect.
	www.uni-koeln.de /phil-fak/soeg/autoren/storck/ps_ss_99/kosovo/kosovo1.htm (7648 words)

	Serbia
		Decani is the largest Serb medieval church and it is the endowment and mausoleum of Serb King Stefan Dcfanski.
		Stefan Decanski died before the construction was completed, and he was buried in the temple.
		Supervision of the architectural work and painting of the church was continued by his son Dusan.
	www.ics.forth.gr /isl/ekbmm/serbia.htm (1547 words)

	Archive of Oncology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Nemanjic House was painted on the wall of the narthex in the church of the Deèani Monastery.
		The young King Uros stands to his father's right, as the heir apparent, and Stefan Decanski to his son Dusan's left.
		The most prominent are in the first raw: Saint Sava, the first Serbian Archibishop and Stefan the First-Crowned, the first King of Serbia, beside his father, the founder of that saint-bearing line that ruled Serbia for more than two centuries.
	www.onk.ns.ac.yu /Archive/Vol11/v11n2cp.htm (227 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Serbia, Land of beauty, encouragement and enterprise
		He scribed and illuminated it with the originality of a poet making it a beautiful piece of art and a document of literature, as they were known in medieval Europe.
		Later, as the medieval kingdom of Serbia grew in size and prestige and Stefan Dusan, king of Serbia from 1331, assumed the imperial title of tsar in 1346 to 1355, the Archbishopric of Pec was correspondingly raised to the rank of Patriarchate.
		Commissioned by the Serbian king Stefan Decanski, the Decani Monastery possesses the richest collection of Orthodox imperial art from the late-Middle Ages and harbors the largest Serbian church of the medieval period.
	www.winne.com /serbia/bf04.html (4486 words)

	Daedalus : The Serbs: the sweet and rotten smell of history. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Every Thursday the monks of the monastery of Visoki Decani prepare for their evening service by opening the sarcophagus of their patron.
		Stefan Decanski, whose age-flened shriveled hands peek out from under his embroidered shroud, was king of the Serbs until he was murdered by his son Dusan in 1331.
		Dusan went on to found a glorious though short-lived Serbian empire and, had he not died suddenly in 1355, might have gone on to seize Constantinople itself.
	static.highbeam.com /d/daedalus/june221997/theserbsthesweetandrottensmellofhistory (244 words)

	King Stefan Decanski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Painted several years after his death, during the reign of his son Dusan who completed the work on this monumental monastery, his main endowment that later found reference in his name.
		Though Dusan took power from his father in quite a violent manner, he paid due respect to Stefan on the walls of this famous monastery.
		A slightly stylized rendition, honoring Stefan as a donor, along with his father Milutin.
	www.suc.org /exhibitions/portrait/Decanski.html (92 words)

	Daedalus: Serbs: The sweet and rotten smell of history, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was essentially the kingdom of the Nemanjas that transformed the hitherto disparate Serbian tribes into a nation and gave them an identity that would survive hundreds of years of Ottoman domination.
		In 1196 Stefan Nemanja, the father of the dynasty, abdicated in order to become a monk on Mount Athos.
		His most important contribution to Serbian history was to opt for the church of Constantinople over that of Rome.
	www.24hourscholar.com /p/articles/mi_qa3671/is_199707/ai_n8771400 (1568 words)

	King of Serbia Stefan Uros Milutin Nemanja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Relationship to x x, with son Stefan Uros Decanski +1331.
		Married in 1284 to Anna of Bulgaria +1304/, divorced in 1294, with son Stefan Konstantin +1323.
		Stefan is the son of Stefan Uros Veliki Kralj Nemanja, roi de Serbie +1280 and Helene Angelina ca 1237-1314
	worldroots.com /cgi-bin/gasteldb?@I38047@ (61 words)

	Kopaonik.NET
		The Ibar river valley, from Zvecan to the Zapadna Morava River, was mentioned as the Župa in the documents of Stefan Nemanja and his son Stefan Prvovencani (12th and 13th centuries).
		The mineral resources of the region were mined extensively during the 14th and 15th centuries-at the time of the despots' rule.
		In Zvecan, at the entrance of the Ibar canyon, in one of the oldest Serbia medieval cities (from the 11th to the 14th century), the blinded ex-King Stefan Decanski came to the sad end of his life.
	www.kopaonik.net /eng/_html/about_historicalheritage.html (954 words)

	Manastir Sv. Joakim Osogovski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is believed that one of the renovators was also K. Dejanovic Dragas.
		In 1330, before the battle of Velbuzd with the Bulgarian Tzar Sisman, Stefan Decanski visited the monastery to say his prayers before St. Joakim's relics.
		in 1847 when, initiated by Hadzi Stefan Beglikcija from Kriva Palanka, the construction of a large cathedral church of St. Jovan Osogovski started.
	www.soros.org.mk /konkurs/076/angver/Manastir_Sv._Joakim_Osogovski.html (377 words)

	Rus: Orthodox Ikonography - Part 2 - Functional History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is the work of a Byzantine artist who was probably serving at the court of the Serbian king, King Stefan Decanski in the early 14 th century.
		Ikons were carried by travelers, missionaries and were often use as holy gifts or even as oferings to churches, holy men or leaders encounteresalong the way by travelers.
		The painted ikons are the most well known form of ikons but the others so exist and are equally revered by the followers of Orthiodoxy in the Rusm and elsewhere.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/rus_cultures_cuisines/113233 (955 words)

	Balkan Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1242-1276 Reign of Stefan Uros I in Serbia
		1371 Stefan Uros V dies, ending the Nemanjid dynasty; Knez Lazar is elected as the king of Serbia; the Ottomans win the battle of Marica and control Macedonia, Bulgaria and southern Serbia; Ottomans install Marko Kraljevic as ruler of Macedonia and Konstantin Dejanovic as ruler of Bulgaria; Montenegro becomes principality
		1390 Queen Milica of Serbia, as the guardian of her son Stefan Lazarevic, agrees to Ottoman vassalage; the Serbian Orthodox Church endorses the new agreement; Stefan’s sister Olivera is married formally to Bayezid; Milica retires as a nun
	www.geohistory.com /geoworld/1913.htm (4837 words)

	Coins of the Byzantine Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Medieval Serbian Empire rose from Byzantine patronage to become a threat to the very existence of Constantinople itself.
		Under a string of accomplished leaders, from Stefan Demanja, through the great Stefan Dusan, and culminating with the death of Prince Lazar at Kosovo in 1389, the medieval Serbs created a political entity which today still resonates strongly in the Serbian culture.
		These pages are interested in the Serbian kingdom from the ascent of Stefan Nemanja to the Turkish conquest.
	www.wegm.com /coins/sbindex.htm (149 words)

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