Dinar - Stefan Uroš V Horseback, Helmet

Stefan Uroš V inherited the vast Serbian Empire built by his father Dušan, who had died in 1355 leaving a realm stretching from the Danube to the Aegean. Uroš proved unable to hold it. Regional lords — Vukašin, Uglješa, Lazar — progressively stripped away territory throughout his reign, and by his death in 1371 the empire had effectively dissolved into competing principalities.

The Battle of Maritsa that same year, in which the Mrnjavčević brothers were destroyed by Ottoman forces, accelerated the collapse Uroš had already failed to prevent. He died without an heir weeks later, ending the Nemanjić dynasty after nearly two centuries.