# War with Bosnia (1350)

URL: https://allhistories.com/serbia/timeline/1350-war-with-bosnia
Themes: Wars & Battles

In autumn 1350 Dušan invaded Bosnia, seeking to recover Zahumlje (Hum), which Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić had taken from Serbia in the 1320s. Serbian forces advanced deep into Bosnia and parts of Hum. The ban avoided a pitched battle, keeping to his fortresses. Dušan failed to take major strongholds and turned south when news arrived of trouble in his Byzantine territories, leaving the campaign without a decisive result. The war showed the limits of Dušan's power in the west, where Bosnia, supported by Hungary, held its ground. Control of Hum remained with Bosnia, and the rivalry persisted into the reign of Tvrtko I.

## Why it matters
The inconclusive Bosnian war revealed the limits of Serbian imperial power in the western Balkans.

Ruler at the Time: [Stefan Dušan](https://allhistories.com/serbia/rulers/stefan-dusan)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Stefan Dušan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Dušan)
- [Wikipedia — Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_II,_Ban_of_Bosnia)
- [Wikipedia — Zachlumia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachlumia)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — War with Bosnia](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=War+with+Bosnia)
- [Wikipedia — Serbian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Empire)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Serbian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Serbian_history)