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- era550–850
Early Slavic Settlement in the Balkans
The arrival and gradual settlement of South Slavic tribes — including the ancestors of the Serbs — in the Balkan peninsula during the 6th and 7th centuries.
- era1166–1459
The Medieval Serbian State (12th–15th c.)
From the rise of the Nemanjić dynasty under Stefan Nemanja to the fall of the Serbian Despotate in 1459 — the high era of medieval Serbian statehood, culture, and Orthodox Christian institutions.
- era1459–1804
Under Ottoman Rule (15th–19th c.)
Four centuries during which the Serbian lands were incorporated into the Ottoman Empire, while the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchate of Peć preserved cultural and religious continuity.
- era1804–1918
The Modern Serbian State (1804–1918)
The long nineteenth century of Serbian state-building — from the First Serbian Uprising under Karađorđe through the Principality and Kingdom of Serbia to the founding of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918.
- era1918–2006
The Yugoslav Century (1918–2006)
From the founding of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes through the socialist federation under Tito, the wars of the 1990s, and the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
- era2006
The Republic of Serbia (2006–present)
The contemporary period — from the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro to the present day, including economic transition, EU candidacy, and ongoing constitutional and regional questions.