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When did Stefan Dušan become Tsar?

  • 16 April 1346

  • 8 September 1331

  • 20 December 1355

  • 1 January 1300

Answer

Stefan Dušan was crowned Tsar on 16 April 1346, which was also the day that he declared the independence of Serbia from the Byzantine Empire. He was the first Serbian ruler to use the title of Tsar, which was a title that was traditionally used by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire.
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