Battle of Kosovo, 1389 ⚔️ The Last stand of the Christians against Ottoman expansion ⚔️ DOCUMENTARY 

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I finally understand why there are no more videos on Serbian history. Trying to pronounce "Mrnjavcevic" and "Hrebeljanovic" must be hell for English speakers.

The small detail with the black birds flying over tactical map is nice, since Kosovo means "blackbird" in serbian. Great video, as usual

Probably the best YT material on this part of Balkan history I've seen so far. Many thanks, great work.

Awesome rework of this battle of great importance. I love that you provided a wide context, especially from Serbian point of view. A LOT was happening at that time in Serbian lands.. Thank you very much!

My ancestors - the hungarians - made a huge mistake by invading Serbia after it got weakened. I understand that it was a tempting opportunity but it alienated the Balkans, and ultimately caused Hungary's downfall in. They were extremely arrogant to not notice the threat lurking behind the borderlands, also they were not united, the different vajdas and nobles were having their own squabbles between one another. Greed and corruption was always the real enemy in one's country, as it is nowadays.

it is ironic that both rulers died fighting each other (Murad and Lazar) and their sons were allies in Battle of Ankara fighting Timur. Serbians left the battlefield last. they fought even after Turkish forces changed sides and battle was lost. Stefan was a capable ruler. history does tricks on us from time to time.

and lazar's son stefan fought with ottomans against timur , stefan fought well ,fought till the end of battle even some of ottoman troops betrayed against ottoman stefan did not left the war. he was a legend for sure , i have big respect for him as a turk.

i clicked on this out of curiosity, didnt expect to watch the whole video.. but it was so captivating and well done that i watched it all :)

As a Turk, I red this battle many times in our history books as huge victory. It's really enlightening to hear it from an independent and objective source. Thank you.

A clear and systematic narration of events that took place in the battle of Kosovo. The maps and icon used along with the sounds are perfect. The voice and accent of narator creates a sense of participation in the events. Finally, I must say that I watched the video without blinking my eyes. Great work.

First of all, I really have to compliment the effort. The amount of time you guys put into researching this is really evident, as you cite various primary sources, and have evidently looked into different narratives about the battle. The effort really surfaces when you mention several really minor details which instantly ring a bell to every battle of Kosovo nerd out there, like the narrative of Marko Mrnjavčević surrendering to Ottomans immediately after Maritza being challenged in recent studies, or Tvrtko's letter to Florence, etc. The other fantastic thing is the surprisingly good pronunciation and really good mapping, which often times gets really horrible when it comes to the partitioning Serbian empire.

"Ја не одлучујем да ли ћу ићи у битку, по томе која је сила која ми прети, већ по томе колику светињу браним." 🇷🇸☦️🇷🇸 "I do not decide whether I will go into battle, according to what force threatens me, but according to what sanctity I defend." 🇷🇸☦️🇷🇸

These kinds of historical events I find the most engrossing. A critical event in the course of two nations, but the accounts and details are JUST fuzzy enough that we know the gist of what happened; as for the missing pieces, our inquisitive human brains can try to fill them in as best we can.

This is amazing. Very well done and non-biased. Please make more!

One of the best videos on Serbian history ive seen....and im sure you could go in even more detail!

This was so interesting and entertaining to watch, thank you for making this. And the soundtrack, especially near the end was amazing.

Its crazy how important this battle was for the whole of Europe and even though no one came to help the Balkan countries understood the assignment. From this battle to modern times the Serbian armies always go maximum no chill and lose most of their men, to defend at any cost. Its rarely mentioned but after that the Hungarians took in Serbian refugees only to put them at the borders so they defend them against the Ottomans *again* they called it "the living walls" and they did so with success *again* Even though everyone was on their personal interest its crazy how many countries dont even know they were protected by a country they barely knew existed. Bayazid was a great warrior but *Murad* had the vision if he broke through who knows what it would have led to

Finally I can see some of my people's history on youtube. Thank you 😊

Reading these comments is absolutely neat! It's clear, more recent history influences damm near every comment in this section. I can't lie, it's my guilty pleasure reading through these comment sections and many others similar in nature. Either way, love this channel. Narration, visual representation, and the audio in every respect makes for a fantastic and fun interpretation of history. Its fun and informing to be able to put a visual to the text. For me personally, i would assert it helps in the overall understanding of the text as well.

Amazing how the Ottoman went all the way to Austrian border. Distance they had to travel is mind boggling, and they were in Europe for almost four hundred years.

A clear and well balanced analysis of a complex historical issue - thank you!

The Ottomans did not come back for 70 Years after the defeat at Kosovo in 1389. That was the second Time that Prince Lazar defeated Sultan Murat. The first Time was at Pločnik 1386.

Birds flying over the battlefield. Kosovo meaning "Field of blackbirds" in Serbian. You guys are awesome!🇷🇸❤️

I truly enjoy these educational history segments. Great narrator as well. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for this masterpiece of a documentary!

Now everyone knows why all the history is written on Kosovo and Metohija and why it's so important for Serbs and their entire history. Also the world will know through this video's that Serbs always defended their land through the entire history. With this battle they determined their future and the future for Europe for the next decades.

This is a great video and I am glad that this was objectively explained, unlike other channels that belittled this battle, which for Serbs is one of the most important events that determined their further history. I hope that you will work on other events related to the history of Serbs and Serbia, which is really underrated.

I amazed how you managed to pronounce all our names well! Great job!

Really interesting video that popped up on my recommend list. My family is old and it was a powerful name in that time, 40 of my family members fought in that battle and all died. Their names are written in church in city of Arandjelovac.

The Fact that you provided us with the information of different Sources makes this channel just superior to the others

Epic, as always. Comprehensive research, tied in with engrossing animation and engaging narration.

it amazes me how azabs, light infantry that mostly made of young unmarried men, stood firm against heavy serbian cavalry charge. Most light infantry would melt away immediately just by the ferocity of heavy cavalry charge.

History, like cookies, makes me happy when I’m sad. But History Marche just makes it better :) I wish I paid more attention in high school.

I like how everything is articulated and incorperated into the battle map.

just a thing that I noticed, for the battle of dubravnica it says it was in 1481 instead of 1381. but excellent work on these videos, you guys do outstanding work. keep it up!

Another amazing video, as always! Thank you for the amazing content!

I am a teacher and the day I came across your channel, it made my task much easier. Thank you @HistoryMarche for being so resourceful and to bring it in an impartial way and with deep research. The narration is awesome.

Thank u for sharing 😊

Was looking forward to you covering this battle!!

Your videos feel better than many movies. Amazing job, keep it up!

Great historical content..thank you

15:45 This part always bring me to tears.

I play as Serbia in EU and it's very interesting to replay this entire situation (or something similar, been a while), very challenging. You're basically the only thing standing between Europe and the Ottoman empire. It's a very delicate game of forming alliances, building economic power and not being too impulsive with the military (you become very rich as Serbia because of Bosnia and proximity to the Adriatic trade ports). I didn't realize Serbia just becomes a vassal, it makes sense though since I always lose if war breaks out and also judging by how Serbia is today lol.

I think Battle of Maritza was more crucial than Kosovo. Underrated battle

beautiful channel bro i start watching you. regards from Istanbul

This was a fantastic presentation thank you

This was fantastic! The music choice was totally on point!

phenomenal work, please continue to make such great content

Great videos! Liked and subscribed! ;) 😊

Kosovo from "Κοσσυφοπέδιο" meaning "blackbird field" in Greek. Yes, кос is the Serbian word for blackbird too, but the first written evidence of the word I can find is in Pausanias, "Ἑλλάδος περιήγησις" 2nd century AD.

For some reason I thought it was a short clip but after the beginning intro I forgot the assumption and watch the whole thing. 😅 You guys are the best.

Great video as always, thanks and keep it up!

Great video as always

objektif bir anlatım var gibi teşekkürler 👍🇹🇷

Stefan Lazarovic fight as an ally with Yıldırım Bayezıd at Battle of Ankara ,he didn t escape and fight like real man ,as a Turk i respect him and his brave cavalaries ,rest in peace

I love this channel- the best history videos on RU-vid

HistoryMarche, I love learning history from you and there are some battles that I am not familiar with. Can't wait for your next post such as: Rise of Augustus Caesar #4 Hannibal #19

Great video explaining a complex historic situation

I would say the Ottomans won in the long run because the entire Serbian army was destroyed after the battle and the Ottomans survived much longer

As always, thank you for this excelent video💞

The most precise analysis of the battle of Kosovo.lOVING IT! However one little *accidental mistake was made on the Lazar's banner at the battle of Dubrovnica...the animator has written 1481 AD instead of 1381 AD. Despite this little graphical mistake...HUGE LIKE FOR THE ENTIRE VID!

Great work thanks :)

as always - a brilliant documentary

I've always wondered what happened in this battle. Nice video.

Amazing video was fun to watch

I’ll be there but not too early in case the scouting party detects me

I am from Serbia and this is an honest western approach to this battle. There are a lot of disputes about the outcome and details, but generally, it was a big battle that had a lot of consequences.

the order to strangle Yakub upon hearing about sultan Murad's death was so quick, especially given the ongoing severe combat and the sad news about his father's assassination, that one can suspect Bayezid had plotted the whole thing even before the battle.

Love your videos!

Nice content , like these historical battles 👌

Bayezid: No one can stop my now! Timur: Please allow me to introduce myself...

Im from Užice. We have fortress from that time, in very good condition. You all can visit it in real time. Wellcome all.

I love to watch/read about historical battles, I think it’s so interesting… I’m a Lebanese Arab, I’m Muslim but a secular one, I treat people the way they treat me, regardless of their religion, race or colour… I just want to say that I have always been fond of the great Serbian people, they’re so brave and they fought like lions…. I also admire the Armenians, who suffered so much in silence!! Thank you for making these amazing videos…

Just came across this channel. Fascinating! You find new people to help inform you every day. Keep up the good work HistoryMarche! +1 subscriber. Deus volt.

1:01 Murad I. exploiting EU4 mechanics by diplo-vassalizing in order to keep his aggressive expansion low.

Funny how people comment on "their ancestors" side in the battle, as if they have anything in common with peoples from 7 centuries ago lol

the fact that tvrtko and lazar stayed faithful allies for the greater good of their countries despite clear conflicts of interest is kinda impressive for the time, almost unthinkable today where politics is basically kindergarden

Serbian proud!!!Brave people!!!

Hi, a Turk here, i've also read historical accounts on both sides, first i like to thank the creators of this video for objective historical analysis of the battle because they've also used the Ottoman Sources. Secondly, i've read in a source that the knight who killed Sultan Murat, Milos Obilic, had a dispute with Lazeravic and humiliated before the king, thus in the battlefield he felt like he has to clear his name, show his courage in the battlefield. The sources think thats the reason for his "kamikaze" cavalary charge. Thirdly i would like to shout out to Serbian people for our dead relatives in the past i do not think it's an crime to say; it's was an honor fighting against you in the fields of Kosovo in 1389, and it was honor fighting beside you in Nicopolis against the Crusaders and against Timur in Ankara. Nation of fierce warriors. Wish you could held up that knightlyhood character as a nation and ultranationalistic atrocities in Bosnia didn't happen.. I've raised myself nationalistic hate towards the Serbian people when i was kid but seeing this historical accounts changed my view dramatically. Benefits of history. Peace.

Very nice 💪🧿🇹🇷 Thanks a lot for video 🐈

Engaging, detailed and objective content!

Loss on Battle of Maritsa was devastating for Serbia. Read on Wiki, Serbian army got all drunk and Turks killed all of them during the night time (even though Serbs had huge number advantage). So sad, lots of heavy armor and great cavalry all died while being asleep.

Awesome video! Thank you!

Hiç kimse yenilmez değildir, ve hiç kimse zafersiz değildir, tanrı tüm insanlığı korusun... 🙏🙏

Nice Brothe Very GOod info

الذي يعجبني في صربيا ، أنها دولة ليست كبيرة . ومع ذلك تحارب الدول الكبيرة مثل الدولة العثمانية والإمبراطورية النمساوية ، وتنتصر . والآن هي الدولة الوحيدة في أوربا التي لم ترضخ لأمريكا .

Always concise, unbiased narrated history events. Love it!

Considering the fact that there is "Muratovo tulbe" (the Tomb of Emperor Murad) in Kosovo, where he died, I'd say that's pretty much the evidence that he was indeed killed in this battle, as well as the fact that Bayazid became the emperor during the battle, after he ordered his brother to be strangled...

Humans never learn the lesson from cain and Abels time. We are all descendant of the same people Even science says that. Yet we fight each other instead of creating the perfect world

But the period after is for me the most interesting part of Serbian history. The small renaissance under Stefan and Djuradj. Stefan the by the (holy) book knight of virtue loved by his enemies and allies, who by grace of arms received commendation from Timur the lame on Ankara. And Djuradj the old Despot who sacrificed everything for the state the most tragic figure in all of Serbian history. Djuradj's grandson who while organizing the remaining Serbian nobles in Hungary, became so renowed that most forgot his name and remember his mythologized nickname "Dragon fiery wolf" up to the point where a little forest in today's Vojvodina has a local legend that he always appears in times of danger to Serbia in that little forest to hunt for the enemies of Serbdom. Also a fun fact when he chased Turks around Serbia in the region of Branicevo. He stumbled upon a village where the villagers hid the Turkish soldiers and Pasha for money, so he executed all the men, thus the village was renamed to "Udovice/ Widows", he crossed the Morava river and hounded the Turks until a small village that was surrounded by reeds. He surrounded the reed field in which the surviving Turks hid and set it on fire, thus the later city of "Pozarevac/ Fire city" got its name.

Great video as always.

@historymarche Small mistake in 5:10: It says the battle of Dubranica is in 1481, but the it is obviously in 1381.

oh mighty gods of the algorithm, please help this channel to grow and prosper.

Nicely done - after listening to the music, I think I need to revisit Filmstro

I would like to compliment the musical piece involved here. They did excellent in emphasizing the intensity of the situation.

Bosnians were neither Serbs nor Christians. Only the Serbs see that they won but in reality it ended in disaster in Kosovo. I'm fascinated Ottoman Empire a new empire that existed less than 100 years started growing so fast no one could stop them. 60 years later, Constantinople became Ottoman, the city that was unbeatable, Constantinople had population as all city together in Europe

We need a video on Ottoman economics and recruitment system of this period, how they were able to field such armies over and over with such a tiny piece of land. With the same land the ERE was not able to recover from losses so quickly just a few decades earlier.

I know this battle by heart, both history and myth, but you still made it suspenseful

Amazing, objective and detailed to the atom, great job!