Battle of Kosovo 1389

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Ottoman–Serbian battle battle medieval battle

The Battle of Kosovo 1389 was a pivotal clash between Serbian-led Christian forces and the Ottoman Empire that became a foundational myth in Serbian history and a key moment in the Ottoman expansion into the Balkans.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Kosovo (1389) 10
Battle of Kosovo 9
1389 Battle of Kosovo 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman–Serbian battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
associatedConcept Serbian national memory ⓘ
martyrdom of Prince Lazar ⓘ
sacralization of Kosovo in Serbian tradition ⓘ
associatedMyth Kosovo myth ⓘ
belligerent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Serbian-led Christian coalition ⓘ
chronology late 14th century ⓘ
commander Bayezid I ⓘ
Lazar Hrebeljanović ⓘ
surface form: Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović

Murad I ⓘ
surface form: Sultan Murad I

Vuk Branković ⓘ
commemorationDate 28 June (Vidovdan) ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Ottoman power in the Balkans ⓘ
death of Prince Lazar ⓘ
death of Sultan Murad I ⓘ
succession of Bayezid I as Ottoman sultan ⓘ
weakening of Serbian principalities ⓘ
culturalSignificance central theme of Serbian epic poetry ⓘ
foundational myth in Serbian national identity ⓘ
date 28 June 1389 ⓘ
followedBy further Ottoman campaigns in the Balkans ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
historicalSignificance key event in late medieval Serbian history ⓘ
turning point in Ottoman conquest of the Balkans ⓘ
involvedForce Albanian contingents ⓘ
Bosnian contingents ⓘ
Janissaries ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman Janissaries

Ottoman timariot cavalry ⓘ
Serbian principalities ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Medieval Serbian ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
memorializedBy Vidovdan ⓘ
surface form: Vidovdan (St. Vitus Day) commemorations
mentionedIn Serbian epic cycle about Kosovo ⓘ
modernLocation Kosovo ⓘ
partOf Ottoman territorial expansion ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman expansion into the Balkans
place Kosovo Field ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) ⓘ
surface form: Medieval Serbia

near Priština ⓘ
precedes Battle of Ankara ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Ankara 1402

Ottoman vassalage of Serbian lands ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Maritsa 1371

Fall of the Serbian Despotate 1459 ⓘ
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result inconclusive military outcome ⓘ
strategicResult Ottoman strategic advantage ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
Murad I → notableBattle → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Murad I → deathPlace → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battlefield of Kosovo
Bayezid I → conflict → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Saint Prince Lazar → deathPlace → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo field
Saint Prince Lazar → notableEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
early Ottoman period → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Battle of Nicopolis → precededBy → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Hüdavendigâr → battle → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
subject surface form: Murad I
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Miloš Obilić (traditional account) → notableEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Battle of Varna → followedBy → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Kosovo
Olivera Despina → associatedWith → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) → precededBy → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Ottoman territorial expansion → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Ottoman sipahi cavalry → usedInConflict → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Battle of Maritsa → followedBy → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Battle of Rovine → relatedEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Moravian Serbia → notableBattle → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Vidovdan → commemorates → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Vidovdan → linkedEvent → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1389 Battle of Kosovo
Ravanica Monastery → associatedWith → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Lazar Hrebeljanović → deathPlace → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Lazar Hrebeljanović → conflict → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo
Vukosava → associatedWith → Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kosovo