▁November ▁ 1 3 5 4 . ▁John ▁VI ▁Kant ak ou zen os ▁ab dic ated ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁a ▁monaster y . ▁Matthew ▁held ▁out ▁in ▁Th race ▁making ▁war ▁upon ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 6 . ▁Then ▁Matthew ▁gathered ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁march ed ▁on ▁Ser res ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁held ▁capital ▁of ▁John ▁U gle ish a . ▁Stephen ▁U ro sh ▁V ▁whose ▁mother ▁also ▁ruled ▁at ▁Ser res ▁decided ▁to ▁raise ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 7 ▁when ▁Matthew ▁and ▁his ▁Tur ks ▁attacked , ▁The ▁Ser bian ▁army ▁under ▁V oj in ▁The ▁Count ▁of ▁D rama ▁( a ▁major ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁that ▁vic inity ) ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁rescue ▁and ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁were ▁defeated ▁and ▁Matthew ▁captured ▁and ▁held ▁host age ▁until ▁his ▁r ans om ▁was ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁John ▁V ▁Pal ai olog os ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁the ▁sole ▁master ▁of ▁a ▁r ump ▁state . ▁Matthew ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁More a ▁and ▁reign ▁there ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Manuel . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 3 5 0 s ▁conflicts ▁Civil ▁War ▁Civil ▁War ▁ 1 3 5 2 ▁Category : Med ieval ▁Th race ▁ 1 3 5 2 ▁Category : W ars ▁involving ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : W ars ▁involving ▁medieval ▁Ser bian ▁states ▁Category