Battle on Kosovo', by Adam Stefanović, oil, 1870

The Battle of Kosovo Polje was fought on St. Vitus' Day of 1389 (June 15 in Julian calendar) between Serbs and the Ottoman Empire. Image File history File links Battle on Kosovo by Adam Stefanović, 1870, National Museum, Belgrade (oil) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Battle on Kosovo by Adam Stefanović, 1870, National Museum, Belgrade (oil) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Vidovdan is a religious holiday, St. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I seizes Albert, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, taking force in 45 BC or 709 ab urbe condita. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Jump to: navigation, search Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli...

The historical reality of this battle is a matter of conjecture, with little or conflicting evidence for any of the details. Most historians believe that tellings that have survived do refer to a clash between Ottoman invaders and Slavic peoples already in the area. The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples currently living in Europe. ...

The Ruling Knez (Prince) of Serbia, Lazar Hrebeljanović marshalled a Christian coalition force, made up not only of Serbs, but also troops from Bosnia, Hungary, Albania, and even a contingent of Saxon mercenaries. Ottoman Sultan Murad I also gathered a coalition of soldiers and volunteers from neighboring countries in Anatolia and Rumelia. Exact numbers are difficult to come by, but most reliable historical accounts suggest that the Christian army was heavily outnumbered by the Ottomans. Jump to: navigation, search Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... Prince Lazar, Photo courtesy of freesrpska. ... Jump to: navigation, search As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Sultan Murat I Murad I (1319 (or 1326) – 1389; nick-named Hüdavendigâr, the God-like one) was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire from 1359 to 1389. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολή anatolÄ“ or anatolí) is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ... Rumelia (or Roumelia) (in Turkish Rumeli, the East Roman or Byzantine Empire), a name commonly used, from the 15th century onwards, to denote the part of the Balkan Peninsula subject to the Ottoman Empire. ...

The Serbs marched out to meet the Ottomans at Kosovo Polje. The battle started with Serbian noble and Lazar's sons-in-law General Vuk Branković on one wing, Lazar in the centre, and Captain Miloš Obilić and Duke Vlatko Vuković commanding the third wing of the Christian army. The Ottomans initially gained the upper hand, especially because of the wing commanded by Bayezid I. But, as the day progressed, the Christians regained a tactical advantage. The two flanks pushed forward and each side made their way into the Ottoman camp. It was during the battle that both sides lost their leaders - Lazar was captured and executed by the Ottomans during battle, while Murad was murdered by Captain Miloš Obilić, who went into the Sultan's tent posing as a defector, but instead stabbed Murad with a poisoned dagger. Kosovo Polje (Косово поље, Albanian: Fushë Kosovë) is a town located in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro, at 42. ... Vuk Branković ( - + ca. ... MiloÅ¡ Obilić According to a Serbian epic poetry, MiloÅ¡ Obilić was the name of the Serbian knight who, at the Battle of Kosovo, between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire, assassinated the Ottoman sultan Murad I. MiloÅ¡ Obilić had created the secret Order of the Dragon of St George. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... Vlatko Vuković (died 1392) was a Vojvode of Hum (Herzegovina). ... Beyazid I Beyazid I (ca 1354–1403; Bayezıt, nicknamed Yıldırım, the Thunderbolt) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. ... MiloÅ¡ Obilić According to a Serbian epic poetry, MiloÅ¡ Obilić was the name of the Serbian knight who, at the Battle of Kosovo, between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire, assassinated the Ottoman sultan Murad I. MiloÅ¡ Obilić had created the secret Order of the Dragon of St George. ...

Results of the war

The new sultan, Bayezid I, reconciled with the Serbs by marrying princess Olivera Despina, daughter of Prince Lazar. From then on, Serbs were obligated to serve in Ottoman army and to pay a lot of taxes to the Turks. These policies eventually resulted in the Ottomans annexing Serbia in 1459, after the siege of Smederevo. When Bayezid I attacked the forces of Timur at the Battle of Ankara, the Ottoman army consisted mainly of Serbs, since most of the Turks chose Timur's side. Prince Lazar, Photo courtesy of freesrpska. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... Smederevo (Смедерево, Hungarian: SzendrÅ‘) is a city located in Serbia and Montenegro at 44. ... Beyazid I Beyazid I (ca 1354–1403; Bayezıt, nicknamed Yıldırım, the Thunderbolt) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reconstruction of Timur from exhumation of his tomb. ... The Battle of Ankara or Battle of Angora, fought on July 20, 1402, took place on the field of Çubukovasi between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Beyazid I and the Mongol horde of Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire. ...

It is the battle of all battles in Serbian history the fall of the medieval Serbian kingdom and aristocracy started. More than 150 Serbian knights, a large part of Serbian knighthood died in a battle. In fact, the battle itself, in military terms, is considered a tie, but the consequences for the following Serbian history were catastrophic. Coat of Arms of Serbia Sabars and their migrations The original Serbs and Croats were Central Asian Sarmatian nomads who entered Europe with the Huns in the fourth century A.D. The Sarmatian Serbs settled in a land designated as White Serbia, in what is now Saxony and Western Poland. ... Jump to: navigation, search The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...

Links

• The Kosovo Battle, Excerpts from various Encyclopediæ
• The events Surrounding the Battle of Kosovo 1389 and its cultural effect on the Serbian people by Mark Gottfried
• The Kosovo Legacy by Thomas Emmert
• The Battle of Kosovo Serbian Epic Poems edited by Charles Simic
• Battle of Kosovo 1389 and Albanians in Albanian