Historical place archive

Kosovo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kosovo in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels2 people1389–1389

Historical events in Kosovo

1389

27 June 1389
Arrest of Lazar of Serbia
Bayezid I the Thunderbolt · Turkey War

Arrests the Serbian leader Lazar at the Battle of Kosovo & has him executed

27 June 1389
Battle of Kosovo
Bayezid I the Thunderbolt · Turkey War

Inflicts a crushing defeat on the Serbian army after the assassination of Murad I. After the assassination of his father, Murad I, has all the Serb prisoners executed

27 June 1389
Battle of Kosovo
Murad I · Turkey War

Turkish victory over the Serbs. Thrace, Macedonia & southern Bulgaria are added to the Ottoman Empire. The Serbian nobility is wiped out. The Serbian King Lazar I is taken prisoner & executed. Stabbed to death by a Serbian noble, Milos Obilic, who posed as a Serbian deserter. Murad I gives the Prince of Serbia an ultimatum, surrender & stepdown or die

27 June 1389
Capture of Kosovo
Murad I · Turkey War

Aftter the Battle of Kosovo Turkey captures Thrace. Aftter the Battle of Kosovo Turkey captures south Bulgaria. Aftter the Battle of Kosovo Turkey captures Macedonia

27 June 1389
Massacre
Bayezid I the Thunderbolt · Turkey War

After the assassination of his father, Murad I, has all the Serb prisoners executed

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Turkey and Kosovo. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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