Administrative Divisions in Wilayet of Kosovo (1878 – 1913)

Abstract

In the late 1400's, the Ottoman Empire sought to impose its control over the Balkan Peninsula, which could not be controlled without control of Kosovo. Sultan Murad I, in 1389, achieved great victory over the Balkan armies and the Ottoman hegemony over the Balkans lasted for five centuries The Ottoman state has faced many conflicts and objections by the Serbs and has entered conferences, treaties and reform programs in an attempt to contain the situation in the region and make it more stable.