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The Battle of Kosovo
On the timeline · around 1389 CE ·
What happened
At the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, Sultan Murad I broke a Serbian-led coalition and secured Ottoman dominance over the Balkans — though Murad himself was killed at the moment of victory.
Why it matters
Kosovo cemented Ottoman rule in southeastern Europe and became a defining, near-mythic memory in Serbian national identity.