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When did Stefan Dušan become the King of Serbia?

  • 8 September 1331

  • 1 January 1300

  • 25 December 1355

  • 16 April 1346

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Stefan Dušan was proclaimed King of Serbia on 8 September 1331, following the death of his father, Stephen Uroš III Dečanski. Dušan had already been serving as regent for his father since 1321, and he quickly established himself as a strong and capable ruler. He conquered much of the Balkans, and in 1346 he was crowned Emperor of Serbia.
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