Serbian chronicles

This is a list of Serbian chronicles, a group of early Serbian historiographical works (genealogies and annals) from the late medieval and early modern periods, hence called the Old Serbian annals and genealogies (). There exist approximately 50 Serbian works of these types from the period between the 15th and the 18th centuries, written in the old Serbian language and Cyrillic script. They are divided into (annals) and (genealogies).

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Name Time frame Composed NotesCarostavnik 14th centuryVrhobreznica Chronicle –1371 1650 Gavrilo, a hermit, collected earlier annals in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Genealogy).Vrhobreznica Genealogy 1650 Gavrilo, a hermit, shortened an earlier original in his redaction composed in 1650 at the Vrhobreznica monastery. Part of a manuscript archived as Prague Museum #29 (together with Vrhobreznica Chronicle).Constantine's Genealogy 1166–1431 1431 Constantine of Kostenets's Life of Despot Stefan Lazarević includes a genealogy of the Nemanjić dynasty up until Despot Stefan Lazarević, in chapters 14–16. Survived in several manuscripts.Koporin Chronicle –1371 1453 Damjan, a deacon, wrote the annals on the order of Archbishop of Zeta, Josif, at the Koporin monastery.Studenica Chronicle –in 14th c. 1350–1400 Oldest survived copy in a 16th-century manuscript, together with a younger annals.Cetinje Chronicle –in 14th c. end of 16th c. A manuscript collection from the end of the 16th c.Karlovac Chronicle 1418–27 Dečani Chronicle 1450–1500 1595 manuscript.Karlovci Chronicle 1503 Tronoša Chronicle 1526 1791 manuscript.Peć Chronicle –in 14th c. early 16th c. Ruvarac's Genealogy –in 16th c. 1533–1584 The manuscript written 1712–25, archived as 'Karl. patr. bibl. br. 175', includes a genealogy, list of Serbian patriarchs, and a younger annals.Berković Chronicle Branković Chronicle Ostojić Chronicle Sečenić Chronicle Vukomanović Chronicle Pejatović Chronicle 17th c. 17th-century manuscript, published by At. Pejatović in Spomenik XXXVIII. Archived as 'Nar. Bibl. br. 631'.Ćorović Chronicle A manuscript dating to the end of 17th c./beg. 18th c., published by Vladimir Ćorović in Spomenik LXVI. Archived as 'III a 43'.Magarašević Chronicle Pajsije's Genealogy pre-1642 Pajsije, Serbian Patriarch (1614–1647), included a genealogy in the Life of Emperor Uroš.

Non-Serbian chronicles including Serbian history De Administrando Imperio (960), by Constantine VII Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja (possibly 14th century) Kingdom of the Slavs (1601), by Mavro Orbini

Serbian chronicles

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