Belgrade: History, Former Names & Timeline
A fortress where the Sava meets the Danube, the “gate of the Balkans” fought over by Ottomans and Habsburgs.
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Former names of Belgrade
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 279 BC | Singidunum | |
| AD 878 | Beligrad | “white city” |
Timeline of Belgrade
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1456 | John Hunyadi repels Mehmed II's siege |
| 1521 | Suleiman I takes Belgrade |
| 1717 | Prince Eugene captures Belgrade |
| 1918 | Capital of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Who ruled Belgrade
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Galerius) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 600–799 | Avars |
| 800–899 | Slavonic tribes |
| 900–999 | Avars |
| 1000–1099 | Magyars |
| 1100–1399 | Hungary |
| 1400–1491 | Kingdom of Hungary |
| 1492–1699 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1700–1782 | Austrian Empire |
| 1783–1879 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1880–1913 | Austria Hungary |
| 1914–1919 | Serbia |
| 1920–1993 | Yugoslavia |
| 1994–today | Serbia |