Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans).

The Serbian Empire is proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the Balkans.

Treaty of Berlin: the European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman empire.

The Balkan States signs an armistice at Bucharest.