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Roman Empire
- 9: Most of Serbia is incorporated into the Roman Empire.
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- 395: After the death of emperor Theodosius I, , the Roman Empire is partitioned in the (Eastern) Roman Empire, also rendered as Byzantine Empire[1], a Greek dominated empire, and the (Western) Roman Empire. The region becomes part of the Eastern part of the Empire.
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- 395: After the death of emperor Theodosius I, , the Roman Empire is partitioned in the (Eastern) Roman Empire and the (Western) Roman Empire. The region becomes part of the Western part of the Empire.
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Huns
- 430s: The region is conquered by Huns
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| Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
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Kingdom of the Goths and the Romans
- 493: King Theodericus defeats Odoacer and conquers Italy, making it the centre of its kingdom.
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Roman Empire
- 510s: The Romans conquer part of the region.
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- 552: The Ostrogoth Kingdom is finally defeated by the Roman Empire.
- 500s: Slavic tribes, the Sclaveni, raid the region and the first Slavs settle in the region.
- 582: The Roman emperor Mauricius starts a campaign to defend the Balkan against the Avars.
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- 600s: When the Avars conquers parts of the area, other parts remain under the de jure rule of the Roman Empire.
- c. 620: A first major wave of Serbs migrate to the area.
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Avar Khaganate
- 600s: The Avar Khaganate conquers parts of present-day Serbia.
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Serbian Principality
- c. 768: Serbia secedes from the Roman Empire. Their principality includes present-day Montenegro.
- c. 780: Višeslav is the first known prince.
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Empire of the Franks
- 804: The Avar Khaganate is destroyed by the Franks.
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Kingdom of the East Franks
- 843: After the partition of Francia, the region is under control of East Francia.
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- c 864: Bulgaria controls large parts of present-day Serbia and have great influence on who is becoming prince.
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Principality of Bulgaria
- c 864: The Bulgarian Empire controls Northern Serbia.
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Principality of Bulgaria
- 913: Simeon assumes the title of tsar of Bulgaria.
- 917: Simeon I invades and defeats Serbia and defeats at Achelous the Romans. His imperial title is recognized.
- 923: A revolt the frontier region of Bulgaria and Serbia, instigated by Prince Zaharija of Serbia, leads tsar Simeon to invade and annex Serbia.
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- 924: A Serbian army defeats a small Bulgarian army. A retaliatory campaign ends with the annexation of Serbia by Bulgaria.
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Serbian Principality
- 927: King Tomislav of Croatia defeats in the Bosnian Highlands Simeon I and stops the Bulgarian expansion to the west. With prince Časlav Serbia regains independence from Bulgaria. He manages to unite several Slavic tribes, stretching Serbia realm over the shores of the Adriatic Sea, the Sava river and the Morava valley.
- 900s: Present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the time divided between Croatia and Serbia.
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Roman Empire
- 960: After the defeat (and death) of Časlav in battle by Hungars, Serbia is annexed to the Roman Empire. Duklja is founded as one of the successor states, initially inside the Roman Empire.
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| Principality of Duklja
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Bulgarian Empire
- 1016: Jovan Vladimir is beheaded and Duklja is annexed by Bulgaria.
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Kingdom of Hungary
- 1030: The region later known as Banat becomes part of Hungary.
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| Principality of Duklja
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| Kingdom of Duklja
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Grand Principality of Rascia (Serbia)
- 1089: When Konstantin Bodin of Duklja is defeated by the Romans, Rascia, until then part of Duklja, regains independence under prince Vukan of the Vukanović dynasty.
- 1101: Serbia annexes Bosnia.
- 1136: Bosnia falls toHungary. secedes.
- 1165: Serbia gets divided between the four sons of Zavida: Tihomir in Rašcia, Stracimir in Duklja, Miroslav in Zahumlje and Travunia, and Stefan Nemanja in Toplica (in today's central Serbia).
- 1166: Stefan Nemanja takes power in all parts of Serbia and becomes grand prince as first prince of the Nemanjić dynasty.
- 1180: Serbia starts the conquest of present-day Kosovo (completed in 1216)..
- 1186: Stefan Nemanja incorporates Duklja into Serbia.
- 1196: He is succeeded by his second son Stefan Nemanjić.
- 1202: His elder brother Vukan Nemanjić disputes his rule and takes power.
- 1204: Stefan overthrows Vukan. Vukan becomes prince of Duklja as part of Rascia..
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Kingdom of Serbia
- 1217: Stefan Nemanjić promotes himself to king of Serbia.
- 1228: Stefan Nemanjić is succeeded by his son Stefan Radoslav.
- 1233: After a revolt Stefan Radoslav flees and is succeeded by his brother Stefan Vladislav.
- 1241: A Mongol army raids Central-Europe. After the death of Ögedei Khan the Mongols retreat and devaste Serbia.
- 1243: Stefan Vladislav is overthrown by his brother Stefan Uroš.
- 1276: Stefan Uroš is forced to abdicate by his son Stefan Dragutin.
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- 1282: Stefan Dragutin resigns in most of Serbia in favour of his brother Stefan Milutin.
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Kingdom of Syrmia
- 1282: Stefan Dragutin remains king in Syrmia.
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| Empire of the Serbs and Greeks
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| Moravian Serbia
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| Serbian Despotate
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Subleme Ottoman Empire
- 1459: Serbia is annexed to the Ottoman Empire.
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- 1520: Sultan Süleyman conquers Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) from Hungary.
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- 1526-1527: The Serbian Empire secedes from the Ottoman Empire as an unrecognized state and is reincorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1527.
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Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
- 1538: The region becomes part of Eastern Hungary.
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Habsburg Monarchy
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- 1778: The Banat is fully incorporated by Austria into Hungary.
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- {{anchor}1792}}1792: With the Treaty of Sistova the last war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire ends in favour of Austria. Austria returns it part of Serbia to the Ottoman Empire.
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Serbia
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Empire of Austria
- 1804: The Banat becomes part of Austria.
- 1807: Austria crushes a rebellion in Syrmia.
- 1808: Another rebellion in the Banat is suppressed.
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- 1813: The Serbian uprising against the Ottomans is crushed and the region is reconquered by the Ottoman Empire. Đorđe Petrović is exiled to Austria.
- 1815–1817: Miloš Obrenović leads the second uprising against the Ottomans.
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Principality of Serbia → Ottoman Empire
- 1817: Miloš Obrenović becomes the first prince of Serbia, now autonomous under suzerainity of the Ottoman Empire.
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Principality of Serbia
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- 1858: Alexander Karađorđević abdicates and is succeeded by Miloš Obrenović.
- 1859: Serbia gets a parliament, elected (partially indirect) on a limited male suffrage.
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- 1860: The Serbian Voivodeship and Temes Banat is incorporated into Hungary.
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- 1867: Serbia passes a new constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1876: An uprising in Herzegovina brings prince Milan Obrenović to proclaim independence and commence a war with the Ottoman Empire.
- 1878: The war between Montenegro, Serbia and Russia against the Ottoman Empire ends with a victory. The [Treaty of San Stefano|Treaties of San Stefano]] and Berlin recognize the formal independence of Serbia.
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Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy
- 1867: The Empire of Austria is continued by Austria-Hungary.
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- 1878: Serbia annexes part of the Ottoman Empire.
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| Kingdom of Serbia
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- 1915: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers and occupies a part of Serbia.
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- 1915: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers and occupies a part of Serbia.
- 1917: An uprising against the Bulgarian occupation force is suppressed.
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- 1918: Austria-Hungary and the other Central Powers lose World War I. Austria-Hungary collapses. Bulgarian occupied Serbia is reunited with Serbia. Serbia occupies Montenegro. A provisional assembly in Montenegro votes to depose the Montenegran king and annex Montenegro to Serbia.
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| Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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Banat Republic
- 1918: Banat secedes from Hungary. Otto Roth becomes president of the republic, that is only recognized by Hungary. Within a couple of weeks the Banat Republic is destroyed by Yugoslavia.
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- 1919: An uprising in Montenegro by supporters of former king Nikola is suppressed. The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye between France, the United Kingdom and Italy and other allied powers with Germany-Austria ends the war with the formal dissolution of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The linguistically mixed regions of Styria and Carinthia are divided between Austria and Yugoslavia. The Banat is divided between Romania and Yugoslavia. Ljubomir Davidović of the Democratic Party (DS) becomes prime minister.
- 1920: In the Treaty of Rapallo Italy and Yugoslavia agree on the borders between the countries and the establishment of the Free State of Fiume. Istria and Zadar become Italian. Yugoslavia is a founding member of the League of Nations. The Treaty of Sèvres between the France, the United Kingdom and Italy and other allied powers with the Ottoman Empire ends the war. Yugoslavia gets a parliament elected in free multi-party elections on a universal male suffrage.
- 1924: Italy and Yugoslavia and Yugoslavia agree in the Treaty of Rome to the Italian annexation of Fiume and the incorporation of Sušak into Yugoslavia.
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Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- 1929: King Aleksandar Karađorđević suspends the constitution and establishes a royal dictatorship. Yugoslavia is formally renamed.
- 1931: Yugoslavia gets a bicameral parliament, one chamber elected on a universal male suffrage and the senate half appointed and half indirectly elected. In 1931 only one list was presented.
- 1934: Aleksandar Karađorđević is assassinated. His cousin, prince Pavle Karađorđević acts as prince regent and tries to to eliminate the heritage of the dictatorship.
- 1941: Yugoslavia joins the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany. After a coup d'état Pavle is removed from office. Petar Karađorđević is proclaimed of age and becomes reigning king. Yugoslavia leaves the pact.
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Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
- 1945: After the liberation, Yugoslavia becomes a communist dictatorship under Josip Broz Tito. The National Liberation Army defeats at Poljana Croatia, the Slovenian Home Guard and the remaining German forces and liberates Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia is restored. Yugoslavia gets a bicameral federal parliament, one elected chamber based on a one-party system and one chamber representing the federal entities. The president of the presidium is head of state. The government headed by a prime minister, is de jure responsible to the parliament. The People's Republic of Serbia is established as one of the members of the federation.
- 1950: An armed uprising in the Bosnian town of Cazin against the forced collectivization is suppressed.
- 1952: The KSJ is continued by the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ).
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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 1963: The Yugoslav parliament is replaced by a parliament with six chambers, five of them based on profession and one federal chamber. All members are elected based on a one-party system. The federal chamber elects the government that is responsible to the federal chamber. Yugoslavia and Serbia are renamed, the latter as Socialist Republic of Serbia.
- 1974: Next to professional chambers, parliament has two chambers, both with delegates from organizations based on a one-party system.
- 1980: After the death of Tito, Yugoslavia gets a collective presidium as head of state.
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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 1991: After its declaration of independence, Yugoslavia attacks Slovenia. Also Croatia declares independence. The Brioni Agreement ends the fights in Slovenia and independence of Slovenia and Croatia is suspended with three months. Yugoslavia occupies the surroundings of Dubrovnik in Croatia and supports the separatist entities in Croatia. Yugoslavia falls apart with the secesions of Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia. Yugoslavia is continued as the more or less democratic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 1992: A year after the Slovenian and Croatian declarations of independence, Bosnia and Herzegovina declares following a referendum independence from Yugoslavia. This leads to a war between the ethic communities of the countries. Yugoslavia supports the ethnic Serb community. The Yugoslav membership of the United Nations ends.The same year former members of parliament declare an independent republic of Kosovo. Yugoslavia has a bicameral parliament, one chamber elected in a multi-party system on a universal suffrage and one chamber with representatives of the federal entities and a government de jure responsible to the parliament. The position of prime minister is abolished.
- 1995: After the Srebrenica massacre and NATO bombing raids the warring parties agree on the Dayton Agreement[2] which ends the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1996: The Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK) starts its armed struggle in Kosovo against Serbia.
- 1999: The Kosovo Force (KFOR) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization sanctioned by the United Nations enters Kosovo. The armed struggle ends with the Kumanovo Agreement between Serbia and the NATO. It leads to the de facto independence of Kosovo. The United Nations establish the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
- 2000: Yugoslavia joins the United Nations. Yugoslavia gets a popularly elected president.
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State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
- 2003: Yugoslavia is reorganized into Serbia and Montenegro. This union has a parliament based on the elections for the parliaments of the two republics. The president, elected by parliament, is also head of the union government. Serbia and Montenegro continues the Yugoslav membership of the United Nations and joins the Council of Europe.
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| Republic of Serbia
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