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What Actually Happened at the Battle of Kosovo? - Kosovo: Six Centuries of Invented History | Sleepy Facts About History
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In June 1389, a coalition of Balkan lords led by Prince Lazar met an Ottoman army under Sultan Murad on the Field of Blackbirds. Both leaders died in the fighting, and the immediate military outcome was so ambiguous that the Ottomans withdrew rather than pressing their advantage. Yet over the following six centuries, this confused and costly medieval encounter was gradually transformed into one of the most consequential national myths in European history. This episode examines what the…
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