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Tsar Stefan Uroš IV Dušan Silni ('the Great') (Serbian: Цар Стефан Душан Силни) (circa 1308 – December 20, 1355) was a Serb king (September 8, 1331 – 1346) and tsar (1346 – December 5, 1355).
Dušan was the only true tsar of Serbia; he created and was the only ruler of the Serbian Empire. At the extent of his empire, he reached the Greek Islands and was proclaimed as the Empire of Serbs and Greeks. Under his rule Serbia reached its territorial peak and was one of the larger states in Europe. Apart from territorial gains, in 1349 and 1354 he made and enforced Dušan's Code. He is also the only ruler from the house of Nemanjić not canonised as a saint.
