This is a list of the historical capitals ofSerbianstatehood:[1][2][3]
| Capital | Timeline | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ras | ?–960 | capital of theSerbian Principality under theVlastimirović dynasty. | |
| Ras | fl. 969–976 | capital of the ByzantineCatepanate of Ras. | |
| Sirmium | ca. 1018–1071 | capital of the ByzantineTheme of Sirmium. | |
| Stari Ras | ca. 1050–1148 | capital of the Principality of Duklja under theVojislavljević dynasty. | |
| Stari Ras | ca. 1083–1166 | capital of theSerbian Grand Principality under theVukanović dynasty. | |
| Bele Crkve | 1166–1168[citation needed] | First capital of theSerbian Grand Principality underStefan Nemanja. | |
| Niš | ca. 1183–1191 | capital of theSerbian Grand Principality underStefan Nemanja. | |
| Deževo,Debrc andBelgrade | 1276–1282 | capitals ofStefan Dragutin'sKingdom in Syrmia. | |
| Skopje | 1282–1321 | capital of KingStefan Milutin. | |
| Prizren | 1300–1345 | first capital of KingStefan Dušan. | |
| Skoplje | 1345–1371 | first capital ofSerbian Empire ofStefan Dušan and laterStefan Uroš V. | |
| Serres | 1345–1355 | second capital ofSerbian Empire ofStefan Dušan. | |
| Kruševac | 1371–1402 | capital ofMoravian Serbia underLazar Hrebeljanović. | |
| Vučitrn | 1371–1402 | capital ofDistrict of Branković underVuk Branković. | |
| Prilep | 1371–1395 | capital ofLordship of Prilep underMarko Mrnjavčević. | |
| Belgrade | 1404–1430 | capital ofSerbian Despotate underStefan Lazarević. | |
| Smederevo | 1430–1459 | capital ofSerbian Despotate under theBranković dynasty. | |
| Belgrade | 1718–1739 | capital of the HabsburgKingdom of Serbia (1718–39). | |
| Topola | 1805–1813 | capital ofRevolutionary Serbia underKaradjordje, during theFirst Serbian Uprising. | |
| Smederevo | 1806 | temporary capital of serbia underKaradjordje and seat of Praviteljstvujušči Sovjet (government headed byDositej Obradović). | |
| Gornja Crnuća | 1815–1818 | capital of Revolutionary Serbia underMiloš Obrenović, during theSecond Serbian Uprising | |
| Kragujevac | 1818–June 12, 1839 | capital of thePrincipality of Serbia under Miloš Obrenović. | |
| Belgrade | June 12, 1839–June 1840 | capital of thePrincipality of Serbia underMihailo Obrenović III. | |
| Kragujevac | June 1840 – 1841 | capital of thePrincipality of Serbia underMihailo Obrenović III. | |
| Belgrade | April 25, 1841 – 1915 | capital of thePrincipality of Serbia andKingdom of Serbia (1882–1918). | |
| Temišvar | 1849–1860 | capital of theVoivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (1849–1860). | |
| Niš | July 1914–October 1915 | capital of Serbia during Austro-Hungarian occupation of Belgrade (World War I). From 1878 onwards, it was treated as the "second capital". | |
| Belgrade | 1916–present | capital of theKingdom of Serbia,Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1943),Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992),Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006), and Serbia (2006–) | |