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	This is a ~~'''~~timeline~~'''~~ ~~containing~~ events ~~regarding~~ the ~~'''~~]~~'''~~.		This is a historical timeline of Kosovo, consisting of important political events and geographical changes. To read about the background to these events see ].
			===BC===
			]
			*VI – II (millennium) – ] age in Illyrian territories <ref name="Cambridge"/>
			*II (millennium) – ] in Illyrian territories <ref name="Cambridge"/>
			*X (century) – The beginning of the ] <ref name="Cambridge"/>
			*IV (century) – The establishment of the ]an Kingdom (Present day ] and surrounding territories) ()<ref name = "Cambridge">,The Cambridge ancient history: The fourth century B.C. Volume 6 of The Cambridge ancient history, Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, ISBN 0-521-85073-8, ISBN 978-0-521-85073-5, Authors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Editors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Edition 2, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994 ISBN 0-521-23348-8, ISBN 978-0-521-23348-4.</ref>

	==~~400~~ BC ~~- 1300 AD~~==		==2nd century BC==
			*393 – 358 - The reign of ] in ]a <ref>{{cite book\|last=Stipčević\|first=Aleksandar\|title=The Illyrians: history and culture History and Culture Series\|year=1977\|isbn=0-8155-5052-9, 978-0-8155-5052-5}}</ref>
	* 4th century BC: The establishment of the ]{{where\|date=March 2013}}.<ref name = "Cambridge">,The Cambridge ancient history: The fourth century B.C. Volume 6 of The Cambridge ancient history, Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, ISBN 0-521-85073-8, ISBN 978-0-521-85073-5, Authors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Editors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Edition 2, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994 ISBN 0-521-23348-8, ISBN 978-0-521-23348-4.</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Adams\|first=Douglas Q.\|title=Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture\|year=1997\|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn\|isbn=1884964982, 9781884964985\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tzU3RIV2BWIC&dq=Encyclopedia+of+Indo-European+Culture&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BrIsUaj9EcOntAbkmIDQDw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA\|editor=James P. Mallory}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Wilson\|first=Nigel Guy\|title=Encyclopedia Of Ancient Greece\|year=2006\|publisher=Taylor & Francis Group\|isbn=0415973341, 9780415973342\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BCZsPgAACAAJ&dq=encyclopedia+of+ancient+greece+nigel+guy+wilson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ibMsUay2DsTLtAarnICgBA&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA}}</ref>
			*335 – 295 - (approximately) The reign of ] (the son of Bardyllis) in ]a<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Journal of Hellenic Studies by Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies\|year=1973\|page=79}}</ref>
	* 2nd century BC: The ] conquered ''Illyria'' in 168 BC. The Central Balkans was prior to the Roman conquest held by ], ] and ],<ref>Fanula Papazoglu, "The central Balkan tribes in pre-Roman times: Triballi, Autariatae, Dardanians, Scordisci and Moesians", ISBN 90-256-0793-4, p. 265</ref><ref name="Roman Empire Tome 4 1974, page 9">Pannonia and Upper Moesia: a history of the middle Danube provinces of the Roman Empire, The Provinces of the Roman Empire Tome 4, ISBN 0-7100-7714-9, ISBN 978-0-7100-7714-1, 1974, p. 9</ref> while the Kosovo region was specifically inhabited by the ], a Thracian tribe.<ref name=BalkanI>: "...the Triballi who were ] neighbours, and the Dardani living in their ('''Triballian''') land."</ref>
			==1st century BC==
	*87–27 BC: The ] settled in the southwest of Triballi area in 87BC.<ref name=BalkanI/> The Dardani were possibly a Thracian tribe of Illyrian influence.<ref>Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0-631-19807-5. p. 85: "... Whether the Dardanians were an Illyrian or a Thracian people has been much debated and one view suggests that the area was originally populated with Thracians who {{sic\|?\|where\|reason="were" would be correct here}} then exposed to direct contact with Illyrians over a long period..."</ref> Dardanians were defeated by Gaius Scribonius Curio and the Latin language was soon adopted as the main language of the tribe as many other conquered and Romanized.<ref name=BalkanI/> Eastern Dardania was Thracian throughout Roman rule.<ref>Papazoglu, p. 243</ref> The Thracian place names survives the Romanization of the region.<ref name=BalkanI/>
			*295 - 290 – The reign of ] in ]a <ref name=wilkes92>{{cite book\|last=Wilkes\|first=John J. Wilkes\|title=The Illyrians\|year=1992}}</ref>
	*2nd century AD:
			*231 - 206 – The reign of ] in ]a <ref name=wilkes92/>
	**] (later Byzantine ''Justiniana Secunda'') is founded, most likely during the rule of ]. It was settled by ] of unknown descent.<ref>Adrian Keith Goldsworthy, Ian Haynes, Colin E. P. Adams, The Roman army as a community, ISBN 1-887829-34-2, 1997, p. 100</ref> The Romans colonized and founded several cities in the region.<ref>Hauptstädte in Südosteuropa: Geschichte, Funktion, nationale Symbolkraft by Harald Heppner, p. 134</ref>
			*206 – 176 – The reign of ] <ref name=wilkes92/>
	**], Constantinopolitan twin brothers that worked as stonemasons, are killed together with 300 fellow Christians after building a Church on the site of a Greek temple in Ulpiana. They were proclaimed Christians martyrs.<ref>Velimirovic, 1985–1986, no. 3, p. 209-210</ref><ref>Jan N. Bremmer, The apocryphal acts of Thomas, Peeters Publishers, 2001, ISBN 90-429-1070-4. </ref>
			==AD==
	**According to ], ]a was already a separate unit at his time; Dardania becomes a separate province under Diocletian.<ref name="google131">Ronald Syme, Anthony Richard Birley: The provincial at Rome: and, Rome and the Balkans 80BC-AD14, </ref>
	*284: Emperor ] established Dardania into a separate province out of territory of ] with its capital at ].<ref>J. J. Wilkes, 1992, p. 210</ref> However, in ] (written in the 2nd century), Dardania is a separate unit.<ref name="google131"/>
	*4th century:
	**325: Bishops from Dardania and Macedonia Salutaris attend the ], to deal with the Arian heresy.<ref name=Elsie61>Robert Elsie: Historical Dictionary of Kosovo, </ref>
	**343–344: Bishops from Dardania, New Epirus and Old Epirus attend the ].<ref name=Elsie61/>
	*5th century:
	**Christianity begins to spread throughout the region.<ref name=Elsie61/>
	**479: Ulpiana is destroyed. King ] sent his son ] with 3,000 soldiers to destroy the city.<ref>,"ULPIANA (Gračanica) Yugoslavia.</ref> when the Goth<ref>{{cite book\|title=History of the Goths\|first1=Herwig\|last1=Wolfram\|first2=Thomas J.\|last2=Dunlap\|isbn=0-520-06983-8\|year=1990\|publisher=University of California Press\|page=269}}: "... Along the way the cities of Castrum Herculis-Kurvingrad Clisura, Ulpiana- Lipljan, Stobi near Gradsko, and Heraclea-Bitola, fell into his hands. ..."</ref>
	*6th century:
	**517: A "great barbarian incursion".<ref name=Evans-1883-63>Evans, 1883, p. 63</ref>
	**518: Earthquake, destroying 24 strongholds in ].<ref name=Evans-1883-63/>
	**fl. 535–565: Emperor ] (r. 527–565) restorated Ulpiana, naming it ''Justiniana Secunda'' after founding ] in 535.<ref>A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284–641: The Transformation of the Ancient World (Blackwell History of the Ancient World) by Stephen Mitchell, ISBN 1-4051-0856-8,2006,page 363,"... Procopius claimed that Justinian also improved the city walls of Ulpiana (modern Ljubljana), Serdica, Naissus, and Pautalia, and refurbished the forts ..."</ref><ref>Evans, 1883, p. 137</ref>
	**Slavs are mentioned in the Balkans during ] rule (527–565), when eventually up to 100,000 Slavs raided ]. The Balkans was settled with "]", in relation to the ] which settled in Eastern Europe.<ref name="Hupchick, Dennis P. 2004">Hupchick, Dennis P. ''The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism.'' Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. ISBN 1-4039-6417-3</ref> Large scale Slavic settlement in the Balkans begins in the early 580s.<ref>Fine, 1991, p. 31</ref> The Slavs lived in the '']'' (lit. ''Slav lands'').
	*fl. 893–927: ] is, at latest, built during the reign of Bulgar ]. It was in use in the 11th and 12th centuries according to grave finds. In the reign of Grand Prince ], the site was known as ''Sečenica'' and was defended from the Byzantines from the newly built fortress at ], protecting the bridge over ] and the road to ].<ref>Janković Đorđe N., , Glasnik Srpskog arheološkog društva 2004, vol. 21, iss. 20, pp. 63–80, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy</ref> The site draws continuity with '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0350-02410252171M \|title=Article \|doi=10.2298/STA0252171M \|publisher=doiSerbia \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref>
	*ca 960: ] writes the '']'', in which "Serbia" has the city of Dresneïk, among others,<ref>Constantine Porphyrogenitus de Administrando Imperio, ed. Gyula Moravcsik, p. 161</ref> possibly modern ], in ].<ref>Relja Novakovic, ''Gde se nalazila Srbija od VII do X veka'' (Where Serbia was situated from the 7th to 10th centuries) , pp. 61–63.</ref><ref>Vojislav Korac, "Architecture In Medieval Serbia", Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts</ref>
	*ca 1090: ] (r. 1083–1112) began raiding Byzantine territory, first in the vicinity of ].<ref>Fine, 1991, p. 225</ref>
	*13th century:
	**between 1217–1235: The ] is founded by ].
	**1253: the ] was transferred from ] to the ] (future Patriarchate) by ] after a Hungarian invasion.<ref name=C100>István Vásáry, ''Cumans and Tatars: Oriental military in the pre-Ottoman Balkans, 1185–1365'', </ref> The ] had since moved between the two.<ref name=S11>''Serbia: the history behind the name'', </ref>
	**In 1289–1290, the chief treasures of the ruined Žiča monastery, including the remains of ], were transferred to Peć.<ref>Radivoje Ljubinković, ''The Church of the Apostles in the Patriarchate of Peć'', </ref>

	==~~1300~~ ~~to 1399~~==		==1st century==
			*6-9 – The great ] against the ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Miller\|first=Norma\|title=Tacitus: Annals I\|year=2002\|isbn=1-85399-358-1}}</ref>
	{{See also\|Timeline of Serbian history}}
			==2nd century==
			*284 - Emperor ] established Dardania into a separate province out of territory of ] with its capital at ].<ref>J. J. Wilkes, 1992, p. 210</ref>

			==4th century==
	* 1306: ]-monastery (]) is built in ] by King ] (r. 1282–1321)
			*395 – The disambiguation of the great ] in two parts: ] and ]<ref></ref>
	* 1315: ] is built in ] by ''kaznac'' ]
			*325 - Bishops from Dardania and Macedonia Salutaris attend the ], to deal with the Arian heresy.<ref name=Elsie61>Robert Elsie: Historical Dictionary of Kosovo, </ref>
	* between 1313-1317: ] and ] are built in ], near ], by King ] (r. 1282–1321)
			*343–344 - Bishops from Dardania, New Epirus and Old Epirus attend the ].<ref name=Elsie61/>
	* 1321: ] (]) is built in ] by King Stephen Uroš II Milutin.
	* 1327:
	** ] is mentioned in ] (thought to be built in the 12th century)
	** The building of ]-monastery (]) begins in ] (finished 1335), by King ] (r. 1322-1331)
	* 1330: The St. Saviour Church is built.
	* between 1322-1331: ] is built in ], by King Stephen Uroš III Dečanski who also defeats the Bulgarians at Kyustendl(1330)
	* 1331: St. Nicholas Church, at the center of Prizren, is built.
	* 1345–1371: Prizren acts as capital of the ].
	* 1345: King of Serbia ] around Christmas 1345. at a council meeting in ], which was conquered on September 25th 1345, proclaimed himself "Tsar of the Serbs and Romans" (''Romans'' is equivalent to ''Greeks'' in Serbian documents).<ref>{{Cite book \| first = John Van Antwerp \| last = Fine \| title = The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest \| publisher=University of Michigan Press \| year = 1994 \| isbn = 978-0-472-08260-5 \| url=http://books.google.com/?id=Hh0Bu8C66TsC \|pages=309 \| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> The ] becomes the ''Serbo-Greek Imperial Patriarchate'', its spiritual capital being in Kosovo (]).
	* 1347: The ] is founded by Emperor Dušan.<ref name="Nova">Михаило Милинковић, ''„“'' (in Serbian).</ref>
	* 1352: As allies of Byzantine emperor ], the Ottomans defeat the Serbs at ]<ref name=Fine-1994-325>Fine, 1994, p. 325–326</ref>
	* between 1331-1355: ] is built in ], near ], by Emperor Dušan
	* 1355: Emperor Dušan dies. ] assumes the throne of the ]. ] declares himself the rival Emperor in ].
	* 1365: ] becomes part of ''King'' Vukašin's domain.
	* 1371:
	**26 September: The ] against the Ottoman Empire, results in a defeat, in which Vukašin and ] are killed.
	**4 December: Emperor Uroš V dies. The ] is left without an heir, and the ].
	** ], a Serbian magnate, becomes the most powerful of Serbian nobles. He conquers Priština, while his subordinate ] takes Prizren, which were held by Marko, the son of Vukašin.<ref name=Fine-1994-380>Fine, 1994, p. 380</ref> Lazar was born in ].
	* 1372: Đurađ I Balšić takes ], stripping most of Marko's lands north of ].
	* 1375: In 1375 the Serb Patriarch was forced to send a delegation to Constantinopole to appeal for the lifting of the schism from the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchy that was established during the time of Dushan. In the last decade of the 14th century, Macedonia was already under Ottoman rule,{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1378: ], a subordinate to Lazar, holds all of modern Kosovo after the death of Đurađ I Balšić.
	* 1381: ] in ] is mentioned in edicts of Lazar
	* 1389:
	** 28 June : At the ], the Serbian army led by Prince Lazar and Duke ] fights the larger Ottoman army at the ]. Casualties on both sides were extremely high – both leaders Lazar and Ottoman sultan ] died, together with most of the Serbian aristocracy. The southern provinces of the Serbian Empire were now in Ottoman hands, save for the ], ] and ], which would soon follow. The Battle has a notable place in Serbian history and culture.
	** 1389: ], the son of Lazar, succeeds as Prince (1389–1402) (see ]).
	* 1392: The Ottomans capture Skopje. Vuk Branković, remembered in epic tradition as a traitor who slipped away from the Battle of Kosovo, was forced to become their vassal. Stefan Lazarević followed suit.
	* 1394: Stefan Lazarević participated in the ] as an Ottoman vassal.
	* 1395: Stefan Lazarević participated in the ] as an Ottoman vassal. Vuk Branković refused to participate.
	* 1396: The ] in 1396, widely regarded as the last large-scale crusade of the Middle Ages, failed to stop the advance of the victorious Ottomans. Vuk Branković refused to participate, and Bayezid I soon takes his lands and gives it to the Lazarević family, forcing Vuk to flee.
	* 6 October 1397: Vuk Branković dies in exile.

	==~~1400–1499~~==		==5th century==
			*441 – The invasion of the ] in ] <ref name = HPP>{{cite book\|title=Historia e Popullit Shqiptar (Përgatitur nga një kolektiv punonjësish shkencorë të sektorëve të historisë së kohës së lashtë dhe të kohës së mesme)\|year=1969\|author=Selim Islami\|edition=II\|coauthors=Kristo Frashëri\|language=Albanian}}</ref>
	* 1402 Stefan Lazarevic (1402–1427) Despots of restored Serbia
			*479 - Ulpiana is destroyed. ] sent his son ] with 3,000 soldiers to destroy the city <ref>{{cite web\|title=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, ULPIANA (Gračanica) Yugoslavia\|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:id=ulpiana}}</ref>
	* 1402 Stefan Lazarevic, Prince (1389–1402), assumes title Despot Pomoravlje (river Morava basin)
	* 1402 He became the Despot of Serbia in 1402 after the Ottoman state temporarily collapsed following ]'s invasion of ] with the Battle of Ankara, and in ]
	* 1402 In the feud between Turkish vassal Djuradj Brankovic and his uncle Stevan Lazarevic (son of Prince Lazar) who later received the title of Byzantine despot, Djuradj II sided with Stevan. Due to Djuradj's support, Stevan defeated Turkish forces led by Djuradj Brankovic in the battle of Gracanica on Kosovo field (21 June 1402) (<ref>J. Jovanovic, Stvaranje Crnogorske Drzave i Razvoj Crnogorske Nacionalnosti, Obod, Cetinje 1947, p. 36)</ref>.
	* 1402 when chaos reigned in the Ottoman Empire following the defeat of Sultan Bayezid I in 1402 in the ] by the Mongol warlord Timur (Tamerlane). Although Mehmed Çelebi was confirmed as sultan by Tamerlane, his brothers refused to recognize his authority. ] The capture of Bayezid I threw the Turks into disorder. The state fell into a civil war which lasted from 1402 to 1413, as Bayezid's sons fought over succession. It ended when Mehmed I emerged as the sultan and restored Ottoman power, bringing an end to the Interregnum. ]
	* 1403 proclaimed ] his capital. He built a fortress with a citadel which was destroyed during the ] in 1690; only the ] remains today. ]
	* 1404 Stefan Tvrtko II Tvrtkovic Bosnian rule
	* 1406 ] in ] (Serbians led by ] defeat Ottomans of ]) After the battle, Serbia had peace with the Ottomans for a long time.
	* 1408, After John's death in 1408, the Emperor Manuel II Palaeologus gave Thessalonica under the rule of his son Despot Andronicus who was ailing and weakling and could do nothing to strengthen the main city in Macedonia – second of importance in all the empire. {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}} Ohrid Archbishopric. In their conquests, they showed tolerance towards the Christian faith{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1409 Stefan Ostoja (1409–1418), second reign
	* 1409 Stefan Tvrtko II Tvrtkovic Stephen Ostoja (restored) (1409–1418) ]
	* 1410 Lekë Dukagjini (1410–81) was born ]
	* 1412 After the battle of Angora in 1402, Prince Stefan took advantage of the chaos in the Ottoman state. In Constantinople he received the title of despot, and upon returning home, having defeated Brankovic's relatives he took control over the lands of his father. Despite frequent internal conflicts and his vassal obligations to the Turks and Hungarians, despot Stefan revived and economically consolidated the Serbian state, the center of which was gradually moving northward. Under his rule Novo Brdo in Kosovo became the economic center of Serbia where in he issued a Law of Mines in 1412 {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1412 Widow Mara Brankovic with sons (1397–1412) Kosovo
	* 1412 Mosque of Suziut # 1412–1413 {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1412 Name is Suziut Renovated in 1995 Built in (1412/1413) Questionable if this is corrent.
	* 1412 ] Under his rule, he issued a ''Code of Mines'' in 1412 in ], the economic center of ]. In his legacy, ] (]), he organized the ], a center for correcting, translating, and transcribing books.
	* 1413 After the Ottoman Interregnum, when Mehmed stood as victor in 1413, he crowned himself sultan in Edirne.
	* 1413 ] was killed 5 July 1413 in Bulgaria.
	* 1413 The Interregnum lasted until 1413, when Mehmed Çelebi emerged as victor in the strife, crowned himself sultan, and restored the empire. ]
	* 1415 possible submission of kastriot of Albania<ref>{{cite book\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QDFVUDmAIqIC&pg=PA514&lpg=PA514&dq=prizren+1409&source=bl&ots=8BjcM-3Z9o&sig=JdtheX6M-wyJDqDs13w5EoRnY-M&hl=en&ei=oJeGStmFB5CMsAbLibz8Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=prizren%201409&f=false \|title=The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest \|publisher=Google Books \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref>
	* 1415, Wallachia accepted the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire; this lasted until the 19th century, albeit with brief periods of Russian occupation between 1768 and 1854 ]
	* 1417, Ottoman forces captured Vlora and then Gjirokastra. But their grip on the country was weak, and Albania had not yet given up {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1418 Stephen Ostojić (1418–1421) ]
	* 1421 Stefan Ostojic (1418–1421){{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1421 Tvrtko II (restored) (1421–1443) ]
	* 1422 the new Turkish sultan Murad II laid a long and heavy siege to Thessalonica which at the end left its inhabitants without any hope for salvation. Next summer Despot Andronicus and the municipality of Thessalonica decided to commit the government of the town to the Venitians hoping that they Would help against the merciless foes. But the Venitians too acted inconsistently and hesitatingly – they could neither defense the town effectively nor rule it properly and gradually they antagonized the inhabitants of Thessalonica.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1422, began the Siege of Thessalonika and Constantinople{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}.Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430) ]
	* 1427 Djuradj Brankovic (1427–1456) Despots of restored Serbia
	* 1427 ]Stefan Lazarević died suddenly in 1427, leaving the throne to his nephew ].
	* 1430 but were later recovered by Murad II between the 1430s and 1450s.
	* 1430 the sultan's troops who had laid a passive siege till now started a direct assault against the town to capture it. Three days later Thessalonica was taken by the Turks and thus the whole Macedonia was conquered.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1439 the Ottomans captured Smederevo, the Branković's capital. ]
	* 1443 Tvrtko II (restored) (1421–1443) ] END
	* 1443, the Ottoman army was defeated, at the Serbian town of Niš, by a crusade under a multi-national leadership which included the Hungarian hero János Hunyadi. At this point Skanderbeg, an Albanian nobleman who had been trained as a soldier in the Ottoman army, raised a rebellion from his family seat at Kruja.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1444 ] 1444
	* 1448 ]
	* 1453 Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
	* 1455 Kërëk Mosque 1455 Kërëk Xhamia 1455 {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1455 Mosque of Xhumasë # 1455
	* 1455 The Holy Archangels church, however, due to its ill-fated destiny, was destroyed when Prizren fell under Turkish domination in 1455{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1455 The Ottomans occupied Prizren on 21 June 1455, and that is when the oriental urban development of Prizren began {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1455 ] was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1455 to 1912, at first as part of the eyalet of ], and from 1864 as a separate province (vilayet).
	* 1455, it was finally and fully conquered by the Ottoman Empire.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1456 Lazar Brankovic (1456–1458) Despots of restored Serbia
	* 1456 Siege of Belgrade, 1456
	* 1458 Stefan Brankovic and Helen Palaiologos, Regency (1458–1459) Despots of restored Serbia
	* 1459 Stefan Tomasevic (1459) Despots of restored Serbia
	* 1459 Serbia proper was annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 1459.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1459 Serbia was beaten by the Turks, {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1471 a dependent Serbian state was established by the Hungarians mostly on the territory of Vojvodina and Syrmia.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1496 the small Serbian territories of Bosnia and Montenegro were lost by 1496{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}

			==6th – 7th century==
	==1500–1599==
			This period is characterized with the settlement of ] in the ] (including a large part of Albanian territories)<ref name = HPP/>
	* ca 1500: “Maksut Pasha”-mosque {{Coord\|42.2118434\|20.7451978}} built in 1500, near the Marrash section just across the bridge. Still in use.
			*518 - Earthquake, destroying 24 strongholds in ] <ref name=Evans-1883-63>Evans, 1883, p. 63</ref>
	* 1500: ] Xhamia “Sinan Katibi” in the region of Prizren built in 1500
			*535 – 565 - Emperor ] (r. 527–565) restorated Ulpiana <ref>A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284–641: The Transformation of the Ancient World (Blackwell History of the Ancient World) by Stephen Mitchell, ISBN 1-4051-0856-8,2006,page 363,"... Procopius claimed that Justinian also improved the city walls of Ulpiana (modern Ljubljana), Serdica, Naissus, and Pautalia, and refurbished the forts ..."</ref><ref>Evans, 1883, p. 137</ref>
	* 1513: Mosque “Suzi Prizreni” in Prizren built in 1513
	* 1526: Mosque “Haxhi Kasami” at the Castle of Prizren built in 1526
	* 1526: Mosque of ] (Toska) 1526/1533{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1526: Mosque of ] t 1526{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1534: (1543?) Mosque of ] {{Lang-sq\|Xhamia e Kuklibeut}} also known as Kukli Bej Mosque (Xhamia e Saraçhanes/Sarachane) Kukli Beu Mosque or Kukli Bej's Mosque, Mosque from '']''/Mehmeda Kuklji bega,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mlicanin.weebly.com/etnicka-karta-gore.html \|title=Etnicka karta Gore – Goranski sajt \|publisher=Mlicanin.weebly.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> {{Lang-sr\|Kukli – begova (Saračana) džamija/Kuklji Beg dzamije}}<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.komuna-prizreni.org/?page=1,162 \|title=Komuna-prizreni.org \|publisher=Komuna-prizreni.org \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://drejtesia.blogspot.com/2008/02/xhamit-e-shumta-t-prizrenit-dshmi.html \|title=Www.Alb-Drejtesia.Com: Xhamitë E Shumta Të Prizrenit Dëshmi Konkrete Të Qytetërimit Islam \|publisher=Drejtesia.blogspot.com \|date=30 May 2006 \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ojq-qendra.webs.com/mehmetkuklibegu.htm \|title=Mehmet Kukli Begu – OJQ QENDRA DRAGASH \|publisher=Ojq-qendra.webs.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zeriislam.com/artikulli.php?id=647 \|title=Medresetë E Prizrenit \|publisher=Zeri Islam.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/17371422/Kosova-da-Turk-Kulturu \|title=Kosova' da Turk Kulturu \|publisher=Scribd.com \|date=15 July 2009 \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=(para 2 muajve) \|url=http://www.kosovoguide.com/?cid=2,165,900&view=full \|title=Prizren – Cities and Places – Kosovo \|publisher=KosovoGuide \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.inyourpocket.com/kosovo/prizren/Sightseeing/Mosques \|title=Mosques – Sightseeing in Prizren – In Your Pocket city guide – essential travel guides to cities in Kosovo \|publisher=Inyourpocket.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.rastko.net/mnemosyne-2003/28_fr_index.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.worldcongressonexcellence.com/assets/documents/about_prizreni_1.pdf</ref><ref name="kuran-ks.com">{{dead link\|date=October 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.dokufest.com/2010/inc/pdf/Harta-Map-web.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mlicanin.weebly.com/kukli-beg.html \|title=Kukli beg – Goranski sajt \|publisher=Mlicanin.weebly.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> ]]]
	* 1534: (1534?) “Iljaz Kukës”-Mosque is built in Prizren.
	* 1538: Mosque of the new neighborhood 1538{{clarify\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1543–1581: ]<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org"/> ]]]
	* 1545: Mosque of Mehmet Pasha (Bajrakli) 1545 1573/1574{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1549: Bajrakli (Mehmed-Pašina) Mosque – was built in 1549.
	* 1561: The Bajrakli Gazi Mehmet Pasha's mosque is the oldest monument of Islamic art in Prizren. The inscription above the entrance states it was built in 1561. This mosque has a square base and numerous windows, while the main veneration niche (mihrab) and the pulpit (mimber) are made of marble.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1562–1563: Mosque of ] (Xhamia e Mustafë Pashë Prizrenit/Xhamia e Mustafa Pashës).<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org"/><ref>see picture here http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/albums/prizreni/mustafa_pasha.jpg</ref> Destroyed in 1950 after a storm. At the location of the former ] headquarters, now municipality building {{Coord\|42.210060\|20.736372\|name=municipality building prizren}}<ref name="kuran-ks.com"/> ]]]
	* 1566: Mosque of ] 1566{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1576: Sinan 1576 or 1589/1590{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1591: Mosque of ] is built.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1594: "Arasta (Evreson beu)"-Mosque built in 1594. Renovated in 1962

			==9th – (11th) century==
	==1600–1699==
			*851-1018 – The ascendancy of ] in Albanian territory <ref name = HPP/>
	* 1615 building of ] ]]]
	* 1646 Kaderi-Zingjirli 1646 or 1665{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1650 Mosque of ] t 1650{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1667 ] 1667–1683
	* 1668 Sinan 1668 or 1706 {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1689 Mosque of Begzadës # 1689 {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	* 1699 Mosque of Helveti ] 1699/700 {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}

	==~~1700–1799~~==		==11th century==
			*1054 – The final separation of Christian religious views: Catholic (]) and Orthodox <ref name = HPP/>
	* 1721: Prizren, building of the ] also known as {{Lang-sq\|Terzive}} {{Lang-sr\|Terzijski}} (Tailors Mosque)<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://kk.rks-gov.net/prizren/City-guide/Culture.aspx?lang=sr-Latn-CS \|title=Komuna Prizren – Komuna Prishtine \|publisher=Kk.rks-gov.net \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> It was built by Memish the Tailor,<ref>http://seeheritage.org/see-heritage-network-materials/doc_download/22-prizreni-ne-retrovizore.html</ref> and located in the street of Terzis (Terzi mahala, Mahalla e Terzive) {{Coord\|20.736889\|42.206893\|name=Mosque of Mehmet Lezi Bey}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://balkanproject.org/roma/reports.shtml \|title=Kosovo Roma Oral History Project: Additional Reports \|publisher=Balkanproject.org \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.balkanproject.org/roma/prizren.shtml \|title=Roma Oral Histories \|publisher=Balkanproject.org \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> There is a mosque in Tirana that was known with that name and was built in 1775<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.xhamiakokonozit.com/html/history.html \|title=History \|publisher=Xhamiakokonozit.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref>
			*1081 – The first attack by the ] in Albanian territory <ref>{{cite book\|last=Stephenson\|first=Paul\|title=Byzantium's Balkan frontier: a political study of the Northern Balkans\|year=2000\|isbn=900-1204\|page=167}}</ref>
			*1083 – The departure of the Norman invasion <ref name = HPP/>
			*1096 – The armies of the ] marched through Albanian territory to reach the ] <ref name = HPP/>

			==12th century==
	*1785 – Large areas of Kosovo become part of the ] under ].
			*1107 – The second wave of ] arrival in Albanian territory <ref name = HPP/>
			*1108 – The departure of the second Norman wave from Albanian territory <ref name = HPP/>
			* 1190 ca – The first Illyrian state, the ] was established (also known as “Arbëria”) by the Albanoi (]) tribe. This middle age population is known as the closest ancestors to modern Albanian and Kosovar population <ref>{{cite book\|last=Ducellier\|year=1999\|pages=780–781, 786}}</ref>
			*1190 - 99 – The reign of ] in the Principality of Arbanon <ref name = HPP/> <ref>{{cite book\|last=Fine\|title=Progon (holder of Kroja)\|page=673}}</ref>

	==~~1800–1899~~==		==13th century==
			*1199 – 1208 – The reign of ], son of Progon <ref></ref>
	* 1800: Building of ], ], ], ].{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1208 – 16 – The reign of ], who was the third and the last Prince of the Albanians of the Progon family <ref>{{cite book\|last=Fine\|page=49-50}}</ref>
	* 1808: Building of ].{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1257 – 58 – Arbanon revolt against the ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Fine\|year=1994\|page=52}}</ref> <ref name = HPP/>
	* 1828: Building of ] (destroyed in 1912).{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1272 – ] proclaimed himself king of Albania and established the Albanian Kingdom <ref>{{cite book\|last=McKitterick\|title=The New Cambridge Medieval History}}</ref>
	* 1830: Building of ].{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1281 (March) – The army of Charles I of Naples was ambushed by the Byzantine army, causing him to lose power over the Albanian Kingdom <ref>{{cite book\|last=Bartusis\|year=1997\|page=63}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book\|last=Setton\|year=1976\|page=137}}</ref>
	* 1831: Building of ] Mosque.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1282 - The reign of byzantine emperor ] <ref name = HPP/>
	* 1833: Building of ], of ].{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1286 – The Anjou (]) temporarily left Albania <ref name = HPP/>
	* 1843: ], directed against the Ottoman ] reforms which started in 1839 and were gradually being put in action.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Vickers\|first=Miranda\|title=The Albanians: a modern history, Edition 3, revised, illustrated, reprint\|year=1999\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|isbn=1-86064-541-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Schmitt;Frantz\|first=Oliver Jens;Eva Anne\|title=Albanische Geschichte: Stand und Perspektiven der Forschung Volume 140 of Südosteuropäische Arbeiten\|year=2009\|publisher=Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag\|isbn=3-486-58980-6,978-3-486-58980-1\|page=168}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Historia e Shqipërisë. Vëllim i dytë / Instituti i historisë Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë\|year=1984\|publisher=Tiranë, Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë\|page=127}}</ref>

	* 1850: Building of Bektashi Mosque.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			==14th century==
	* 1856: Building of Episcopal Church of St. George, in Prizren.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1304 – ], nephew of Charles I of Naples conquered Albanian territory, reclaiming his ruling of the Albanian Kingdom <ref>{{cite book\|last=Setton\|page=106}}</ref>
	* 1863-65; Ottoman military expeditions in Kosovo <ref name = HPP>{{cite book\|title=Historia e Popullit Shqiptar (Përgatitur nga një kolektiv punonjësish shkencorë të sektorëve të historisë së kohës së lashtë dhe të kohës së mesme)\|year=1969\|author=Selim Islami\|edition=II\|coauthors=Kristo Frashëri\|language=Albanian}}</ref><ref name = hpp2>{{cite book\|title=Historia e Popullit Shqiptar II (Përgatitur nga një kolektiv punonjësish shkencorë të sektorëve të historisë të Institutit të Historisë dhe të Gjuhësisë\|year=1979\|author=Aleks Buda, Kristo Frashëri,\|coauthors=Stefanaq Pollo, Jusuf Alibali}}</ref>
	* ~~1867–68;~~ ~~Ottoman~~ ~~military~~ ~~expeditions~~ in ] ~~Highlands~~ ~~<ref~~ ~~name~~ = ~~HPP/>~~<ref name = ~~hpp2~~/>		*1334 – Three villages near present day ] revolted against their feudal lord causing his demise <ref name = HPP/>
			*1336 – The revolt of Albanian highlanders against the Byzantine Empire <ref name = HPP/>
	* 1870: Commission of the ]
			*1343 -47 – ] invades Albania <ref>{{cite book\|last=Fine\|year=1994\|pages=309}}</ref>
	* 1871 Seminary in Prizren, established in 1 October 1871.
			*1359 – 88 – Reign of ] in Albania <ref>{{cite book\|last=Gloyer\|first=Gillian\|title=Albania\|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=K_trOWbGcbkC&pg=PA101&dq=Karl+Topia&hl=en&ei=WubBTsvhB-rymAWwrJTBBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Karl%20Topia&f=false}}</ref>
	* 1877 – ] was formed by the Ottoman Empire<ref>{{cite book\|last=Maloy;Hershey\|first=Frank;Amos\|title=The Austrian occupation of Novibazar, Handbook for diplomatic history of Europe, Asia and Africa\|url=https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/boshtml/bos128.htm}}</ref>
			*1382 – The struggle for power between Karl Topia and ]<ref>{{cite book\|last=Fine\|title=1994\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QDFVUDmAIqIC&pg=PA372#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
	* 1878 (June 10th) – The political organization, ] was formed <ref>{{cite book\|title=Hungary: Central European University Press\|isbn=963-7326-52-9}}</ref>
			*1385 – Karl Topia defeats Balsha II in the ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Sedlar\|first=Jean W.\|title=East Central Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000-1500, (University of Washington Press, 1994\|year=1994\|pages=385}}</ref>,
	* 1878 (June 13th – July 13th) – ] takes place<ref>{{cite web\|title=Vincent Ferraro. The Austrian Occupation of Novibazar, 1878-09 (based on: Anderson, Frank Maloy and Amos Shartle Hershey, Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and Africa 1870-1914. National Board for Historical Service. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1918.\|url=https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/boshtml/bos128.htm}}</ref>
			*1389 (June 15th) – ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Emmert\|first=Thomas A.\|title="The Battle of Kosovo: Early Reports of Victory and Defeat". Kosovo: Legacy of a Medieval Battle. De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History.\|year=1991}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite book\|year=2009\|publisher=I.B. Tauris\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IDEqAQAAIAAJ&q=the+battle+of+kacanik&dq=the+battle+of+kacanik&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GP0pUf6RIM3KsgbqoYGIDg&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBA\|coauthors=Anna Di Lellio, Robert Elsie}}</ref>
	*1880 (December) - Temporary Governance{{clarify\|date=March 2013}} was announced in Prizren.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|page=148\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pgf6GWJxuZgC&pg=PA148}}</ref>
			*1393 – The ] started the invasion in Albania by conquering ] and ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Historical Dictionary of Albania\|year=2010\|publisher=The Scarecrow Press\|isbn=978-0-8108-6188-6}}</ref>

			==15th century==
			*1405 – Gjergj Kastriot ] was born <ref>{{cite book\|last=Frashëri\|first=Kristo\|title=(in Albanian), Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu: jeta dhe vepra, 1405–1468\|year=2002\|publisher=Botimet Toena\|isbn=99927-1-627-4}}</ref>
			*1431-32 – The Ottoman Empire conducted the population census in Albania <ref name = HPP/>
			*1443 – Gjergj Kastriot ] returns to Albania after the Ottoman army was defeated by Hungarian forces (see ]) <ref>{{cite book\|last=Anamali\|first=Skënder\|title=Historia e popullit shqiptar në katër vëllime, I\|year=2002\|publisher=Botimet Toena\|isbn=OCLC 52411919\|language=Albanian}}</ref>
			*1468 (January 17th )– Gjergj Kastriot ] dies <ref>{{cite web\|title=Britannica, Skanderbeg (Albanian Hero)\|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/547262/Skanderbeg}}</ref>

			==16th century==
			*ca 1500: “Maksut Pasha”-mosque {{Coord\|42.2118434\|20.7451978}} built in 1500, near the Marrash section just across the bridge. Still in use.
			*1500: ] Xhamia “Sinan Katibi” in the region of Prizren built in 1500
			*1509 – The highlanders refused to pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire <ref name = HPP/>
			*1513: Mosque “Suzi Prizreni” in Prizren built in 1513
			*1526: Mosque “Haxhi Kasami” at the Castle of Prizren built in 1526
			*1526: Mosque of ] (Toska) 1526/1533
			*1526: Mosque of ] t 1526
			*1534: (1543?) Mosque of ] {{Lang-sq\|Xhamia e Kuklibeut}} also known as Kukli Bej Mosque (Xhamia e Saraçhanes/Sarachane) Kukli Beu Mosque or Kukli Bej's Mosque, Mosque from '']''/Mehmeda Kuklji bega,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mlicanin.weebly.com/etnicka-karta-gore.html \|title=Etnicka karta Gore – Goranski sajt \|publisher=Mlicanin.weebly.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> {{Lang-sr\|Kukli – begova (Saračana) džamija/Kuklji Beg dzamije}}<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.komuna-prizreni.org/?page=1,162 \|title=Komuna-prizreni.org \|publisher=Komuna-prizreni.org \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://drejtesia.blogspot.com/2008/02/xhamit-e-shumta-t-prizrenit-dshmi.html \|title=Www.Alb-Drejtesia.Com: Xhamitë E Shumta Të Prizrenit Dëshmi Konkrete Të Qytetërimit Islam \|publisher=Drejtesia.blogspot.com \|date=30 May 2006 \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ojq-qendra.webs.com/mehmetkuklibegu.htm \|title=Mehmet Kukli Begu – OJQ QENDRA DRAGASH \|publisher=Ojq-qendra.webs.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zeriislam.com/artikulli.php?id=647 \|title=Medresetë E Prizrenit \|publisher=Zeri Islam.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/17371422/Kosova-da-Turk-Kulturu \|title=Kosova' da Turk Kulturu \|publisher=Scribd.com \|date=15 July 2009 \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=(para 2 muajve) \|url=http://www.kosovoguide.com/?cid=2,165,900&view=full \|title=Prizren – Cities and Places – Kosovo \|publisher=KosovoGuide \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.inyourpocket.com/kosovo/prizren/Sightseeing/Mosques \|title=Mosques – Sightseeing in Prizren – In Your Pocket city guide – essential travel guides to cities in Kosovo \|publisher=Inyourpocket.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.rastko.net/mnemosyne-2003/28_fr_index.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.worldcongressonexcellence.com/assets/documents/about_prizreni_1.pdf</ref><ref name="kuran-ks.com">{{dead link\|date=October 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.dokufest.com/2010/inc/pdf/Harta-Map-web.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mlicanin.weebly.com/kukli-beg.html \|title=Kukli beg – Goranski sajt \|publisher=Mlicanin.weebly.com \|accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> ]]]
			*1534: (1534?) “Iljaz Kukës”-Mosque is built in Prizren.
			*1538: Mosque of the new neighborhood 1538
			*1543–1581: ]<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org"/> ]]]
			*1545: Mosque of Mehmet Pasha (Bajrakli) 1545 1573/1574
			*1549: Bajrakli (Mehmed-Pašina) Mosque – was built in 1549.
			*1555 – The first book in Albanian language, ] was published by ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Igla;Boretzky;Thomas\|first=Birgit;Norbert;Stolz\|title=Was ich noch sagen wollte. Akademie Verlag\|year=2001-10-24\|isbn=978-3-05-003652-6\|page=43\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9uUM5unig58C&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
			*1561: The Bajrakli Gazi Mehmet Pasha's mosque is the oldest monument of Islamic art in Prizren. The inscription above the entrance states it was built in 1561. This mosque has a square base and numerous windows, while the main veneration niche (mihrab) and the pulpit (mimber) are made of marble.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1562–1563: Mosque of ] (Xhamia e Mustafë Pashë Prizrenit/Xhamia e Mustafa Pashës).<ref name="komuna-prizreni.org"/><ref>see picture here http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/albums/prizreni/mustafa_pasha.jpg</ref> Destroyed in 1950 after a storm. At the location of the former ] headquarters, now municipality building {{Coord\|42.210060\|20.736372\|name=municipality building prizren}}<ref name="kuran-ks.com"/> ]]]
			*1566: Mosque of ] 1566
			*1576: Sinan 1576 or 1589/1590
			*1591: Mosque of ] is built.
			*1594: "Arasta (Evreson beu)"-Mosque built in 1594. Renovated in 1962

			==17th century==
			*1615 building of ] ]]]
			*1621 – ] published two important books : Speculum Confessionis or Pasëqyra e t'rrëfyemit (The Mirror of Confession) and Rituale Romanum or Rituali Roman (Roman Ritual)<ref>{{cite web\|title=Pjeter Budi\|url=http://www.albanianliterature.net/authors_early/budi.html}}</ref>
			*1646 Kaderi-Zingjirli 1646 or 1665
			*1650 Mosque of ] t 1650
			*1667 ] 1667–1683
			*1668 Sinan 1668 or 1706
			*1689 Mosque of Begzadës # 1689
			*1699 Mosque of Helveti ] 1699/700

			==18th century==
			*1701 – 04 – Albanian and Montenegrian assembly against Ottoman ruling <ref name = HPP/>
			*1785 – Large areas of Kosovo become part of the ] under ]
			*1797 – ] was born, an author who contributed a handful to the ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Islami\|first=Selim\|title=Historia e Shqiperise\|year=1984\|page=134}}</ref>

			==19th century==
			]
			]
			*1814 – ] (Jeronim De Rada) was born <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1825 – ] was born, a participant in the ] <ref>{{cite book\|title=Discourses of Collective Identity in Central and Southeast Europe ..., Volume 2\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TpPWvubBL0MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Discourses+of+collective+identity+in+Central+and+Southeast+Europe&hl=en&ei=kN81TfOzO8ej8QOBoqy9BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false\|editor=Balázs Trencsényi, Michal Kopeček}}</ref>
			*1826 – ] was born <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History\|isbn=978-1-78076-431-3\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pgf6GWJxuZgC&pg=PA257#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
			*1839 – ] was born <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1839 (November 3rd) – The decree of ] was announced <ref>{{cite book\|title=A History of the Modern Middle East: 4th Edition\|year=2009\|publisher=Westview Press\|page=82\|coauthors=C leveland, William L & Martin Bunton}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=The Tanzimat (final)\|url=http://faith-matters.org/images/stories/fm-publications/the-tanzimat-final-web.pdf}}</ref>
			*1843 – ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Vickers\|first=Miranda\|title=The Albanians: a modern history, Edition 3, revised, illustrated, reprint\|year=1999\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|isbn=1-86064-541-0}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite book\|last=Schmitt;Frantz\|first=Oliver Jens;Eva Anne\|title=Albanische Geschichte: Stand und Perspektiven der Forschung Volume 140 of Südosteuropäische Arbeiten\|year=2009\|publisher=Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag\|isbn=3-486-58980-6,978-3-486-58980-1\|page=168}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite book\|title=Historia e Shqipërisë. Vëllim i dytë / Instituti i historisë Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë\|year=1984\|publisher=Tiranë, Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë\|page=127}}</ref>
			*1850 – ] was born <ref>{{cite book\|last=Bozkurt\|first=Güvenç\|title=Kültür Bakanlığı\|year=1993\|page=32\|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=fdETTsDmD4SfmQWS5JWtDg&ct=result&id=GUlpAAAAMAAJ&dq=T%C3%BCrk+milliyet%C3%A7isi+%22%C5%9Eemsettin+Sami%22&q=%22%C5%9Eemsettin+Sami%22#search_anchor}}</ref>
			*1863-65 - Ottoman military expeditions against Kosovo <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1867 – 68 - Ottoman Empire military expeditions against ] Highlands <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1877 – ] was formed by the Ottoman Empire<ref>{{cite book\|last=Maloy;Hershey\|first=Frank;Amos\|title=The Austrian occupation of Novibazar, Handbook for diplomatic history of Europe, Asia and Africa\|url=https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/boshtml/bos128.htm}}</ref>
			*1878 (June 10th) – The political organization, ] was formed <ref>{{cite book\|title=Hungary: Central European University Press\|isbn=963-7326-52-9}}</ref>
			*1878 (June 13th – July 13th) – ] takes place<ref>{{cite web\|title=Vincent Ferraro. The Austrian Occupation of Novibazar, 1878-09 (based on: Anderson, Frank Maloy and Amos Shartle Hershey, Handbook for the Diplomatic History of Europe, Asia, and Africa 1870-1914. National Board for Historical Service. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1918.\|url=https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/boshtml/bos128.htm}}</ref>
			*1878 (3-6 September) - Mehmed Ali Pasha, who was to overview the cession of the then-predominantly Albanian Plav-Gucia region to the Principality of Montenegro is ] undertaken by local committees of the League of Prizren.

			*1878 - November 27th - Planar meeting of the League of Prizren <ref>{{cite web\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=1878 The Resolutions of the League of Prizren\|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albanianhistory.net%2Ftexts19%2FAH1878_2.html&date=2011-02-19}}</ref>
			*1879 (Spring) - The journey of a (an Albanian) delegation headed by ] in major capital cities of Europe to protect the Albanian issues of territory <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1879 (March) – The Albanian alphabet was assigned by the ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Albanian Literature: A Short History\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ox3Wx1Nl_2MC&pg=PA76&dq=pandeli+sotiri&cd=6#v=onepage&q=pandeli%20sotiri&f=false}}</ref>
			*1879 - (May) – ] opens the first Albanian courtroom <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1880 (December) - Temporary Governance was announced in Prizren <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|page=148\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pgf6GWJxuZgC&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=1880+december+prizren&source=bl&ots=-Sxq7Bxz3H&sig=iqnCEeslSkqxJXUUpDt253e4KlA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sPkpUfPzBoXNsgbK1oHADg&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=1880%20december%20prizren&f=false}}</ref>
	*1881 - Turkish troops invade ] <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>		*1881 - Turkish troops invade ] <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
	*1881 (April 21st) - Battle of ] and Slivova <ref>{{cite web\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=1912 Aubrey Herbert: A Meeting with Isa Boletini\|url=http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts20_1/AH1912_3.html}}</ref>,		*1881 (April 21st) - Battle of ] and Slivova <ref>{{cite web\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=1912 Aubrey Herbert: A Meeting with Isa Boletini\|url=http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts20_1/AH1912_3.html}}</ref>,
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	*1881 (May 8th) – Ottoman forces invade ] and other cities of Kosovo <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>		*1881 (May 8th) – Ottoman forces invade ] and other cities of Kosovo <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
	*1885 – Revolt in Kosovo against Ottoman governance <ref name = whkmla>{{cite web\|title=Albania 1878-1912\|url=http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/balkans/albania18781912.html}}</ref>		*1885 – Revolt in Kosovo against Ottoman governance <ref name = whkmla>{{cite web\|title=Albania 1878-1912\|url=http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/balkans/albania18781912.html}}</ref>
			*1889 - ] was born <ref name=dictionary>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Historical Dictionary of Kosova\|year=2004\|publisher=The Scarecrow Press\|isbn=0-8108-5309-4\|page=63}}</ref>
	* 1892: Building of Melami Mosque {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*1895 - ] was born <ref name=dictionary/>
	* 1893: Building of Rufai Mosque {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
	*1897 – Revolt in Kosovo against Ottoman governance <ref name = whkmla/>		*1897 – Revolt in Kosovo against Ottoman governance <ref name = whkmla/>
	*1899 – ] was formed, led by ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Gawrych\|first=George\|title=The Crescent and the Eagle: Ottoman Rule, Islam and the Albanians, 1874-1913\|page=125\|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wPOtzk-unJgC&pg=PA125}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Historical Dictionary Of Kosovo\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Fnbw1wsacSAC&pg=PA109}}</ref>		*1899 – ] was formed, led by ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Gawrych\|first=George\|title=The Crescent and the Eagle: Ottoman Rule, Islam and the Albanians, 1874-1913\|page=125\|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wPOtzk-unJgC&pg=PA125#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Historical Dictionary Of Kosovo\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Fnbw1wsacSAC&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=league+of+peja&source=bl&ots=vzJ-pkIlTZ&sig=lfjp1om9h-771dbtlfCamxafkVo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z_spUeGNDtDdsga7hIAw&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=league%20of%20peja&f=false}}</ref>

			==20th Century==
			]
			]
			]
			*1903 – Revolt in ] <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1904 – Revolt in Kosovo <ref name = HPP/><ref name = hpp2/>
			* 1908 - Thousands of pesants gather in Ferizaj <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1910 – The Kosovo Revolt <ref>{{cite book\|title=Kosovo (II Edition)\|page=14\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uSaH1bKAb8QC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=1910+kosovo+revolt&source=bl&ots=2kzGyMBHr_&sig=oTOLiQFY5iwvTJoGoEFk5cztMmo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yvwpUd7eF8TuswaIjoCgCQ&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=1910%20kosovo%20revolt&f=false\|coauthors=Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus}}</ref>
			*1910 (May 1 – 3) – The Battle of Kacanik <ref>{{cite book\|last=Jaques\|first=Tony\|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA543&dq=the+battle+of+kacanik&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1wUqUbrZKcjLtQaxiYH4Dw&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=the%20battle%20of%20kacanik&f=false}}</ref>
			*1912 (April – May) - The armed struggles between Albanians and Ottoman forces in Kosovo <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1912 (July) – Major cities in Kosovo fall into the hands of kosovar revolutionaries <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1912 (November 28th) – The independence of Albania is finalized <ref>{{cite book\|last=Pollo\|first=Stefanaq\|title=The Proclamation of Independence of Albania\|year=1983\|publisher=8 Nëntori\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=j5PqSAAACAAJ&dq=independence+of+albania&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xgYqUfSNH4mxtAb_34EQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ}}</ref>
			*1915 (April 26th) – The secret ] was signed <ref>{{cite book\|last=Baker\|first=Ray Stannard\|title=Woodrow Wilson and World Settlement, Volume I Doubleday, Page, and Company\|year=1923\|page=52–55}}</ref>
			*1918 (November 7th) – ] finalizes its formation <ref>{{cite book\|last=Vickers\|first=Miranda\|year=1999\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|isbn=978-1-86064-541-9\|page=91\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IzI0uOZ2j6gC}}</ref>

			''The time period, 1919 - 1926 was characterized by massive migrations of Kosovars'' <ref name = hbajrami>{{cite book\|last=Bajrami\|first=Hakif\|title=Kosova, Njëzetë shekuj të identitetit të saj, (Argumente Historike)\|year=2001\|publisher=Era\|pages=83,84,85,87,88}}</ref>

			**1919 – 23,500 Kosovars emigrated to ]
			**1920 – 8,536 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1921 – 24,532 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1922 – 12,307 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1923 – 6,389 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1924 – 9,630 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 43 families immigrated to ]
			*1924 (May 25th) - The armies of ] start a revolt <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pgf6GWJxuZgC&pg=PA93&dq=bajram+curri&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kwcqUdesJ9DQsga574HwAQ&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=bajram%20curri&f=false}}</ref>
			*1925 (March 29th) – ] is killed <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|page=93}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pgf6GWJxuZgC&pg=PA93&dq=bajram+curri&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kwcqUdesJ9DQsga574HwAQ&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=bajram%20curri&f=false}}</ref>
			*1925 – 4,315 Kosovars immigrated to Turkey, 148 families immigrated to ]
			*1926 – 4,012 Kosovars immigrated to Turkey, 399 families immigrated to Albania
			*1926 (November 20th) - The revolt of ] started. <ref name = hpp2/>

			''The time period, 1927 - 36 was characterized by massive migrations of Kosovars'' <ref name = hbajrami/>

			**1927 – 5,197 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 316 families immigrated to Albania
			**1928 – 4,326 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 149 families immigrated to Albania
			**1929 – 6,219 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 216 families immigrated to Albania
			**1930 – 13,215 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 199 families immigrated to Albania
			**1931 – 28,807 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 624 families immigrated to Albania
			**1932 – 6,219 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 211 families immigrated to Albania
			**1933 – 3,420 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 181 families immigrated to Albania
			**1934 – 14,500 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 328 families immigrated to Albania
			**1935 – 9,565 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 386 families immigrated to Albania
			**1936 – 4,252 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 182 families immigrated to Albania
			*1936 (January-February) - Oil Workers start a strike in Kosovo <ref name = hpp2/>
			**1937 – 4,234 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1938 – 7,251 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 4,046 families immigrated to Albania
			**1939 – 7,255 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1940 – 6,792 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey

			*1941 (April 6th) - The ] by Hitler's army <ref>{{cite book\|last=Tomasevich\|first=Jozo\|title=War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: The Chetniks\|year=1975\|publisher=San Francisco: Stanford University Press\|isbn=0-8047-0857-6}}</ref>
			*1943 (September 16th) - The Second League of Prizren took place, led by ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Tomašević\|first=Jozo\|title=War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration\|page=http://books.google.com/books?id=fqUSGevFe5MC&pg=PA153&dq=second+league+of+prizren&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QQwqUdiKLs74sgasoYGoDQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=second%20league%20of%20prizren&f=false}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Historical Dictionary Of Kosovo\|page=137\|url=books.google.com/books?id=Fnbw1wsacSAC&pg=PA137&dq=second+league+of+prizren&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QQwqUdiKLs74sgasoYGoDQ&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book\|last=Clark\|first=Howard\|title=Civil Resistance in Kosovo\|year=2000\|page=29\|url=books.google.com/books?isbn=0745315690}}</ref>
			*1944 (January 2nd) – In the Assembly of Bujan, Kosovars declared that they are a political population and that they want to unite with Albania <ref>{{cite web\|title=Konferenca e Bujanit\|url=http://pashtriku.beepworld.de/files/Histori/histori/xhelalgjevori_mesazhi_i_bujanit_31.12.07.htm\|language=Albanian}}</ref> <ref name = HPP/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1944 (October 5th) - The Fifth Brigade, and days later The Third Brigade of the Albanian army(UNÇSH), cross the state border to enslave Kosovo from enemy occupation <ref name = hbajrami/>
			*1944 (October 23rd) - The ] Massacre <ref name = hbajrami/>
			*1944 (November 7th) - The liberation of Gjakova by the Albanian army <ref name = hbajrami/> <ref name = hpp2>{{cite book\|title=Historia e Popullit Shqiptar II (Përgatitur nga një kolektiv punonjësish shkencorë të sektorëve të historisë të Institutit të Historisë dhe të Gjuhësisë\|year=1979\|author=Aleks Buda, Kristo Frashëri,\|coauthors=Stefanaq Pollo, Jusuf Alibali}}</ref>
			*1944 (November 18th) - The final liberation of ] and Kosovo by the Albanian army <ref name = hpp2/>

			''The time period, 1952 - 1965 was characterized by massive migrations of Kosovars'' <ref name = hbajrami/>

			**1952 – 37,000 Kosovars emigrated to ]
	==1900–1999==
			**1953 – 19,300 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
	* 1908 – The ] starts within the ]. As ] proclaims independence, ] starts looking toward ] and ] in the south, having to accept ]'s annexation.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			**1954 – 17,500 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
	* 1912 – The '']'' begin as ] and ] (followed by ] and ]) declare war on the ]. The ] besieges ]. ] and ] divide the ], Albania and ], while ] also takes the offensive on ] in the ] and the ]. The ] capitulates. {{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			**1955 – 51,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1956 – 54,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1958 – 41,300 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1957 – 57,710 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1959 – 32,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1960 – 27,980 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1961 – 31,600 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1962 – 15,910 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1963 – 25,720 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1964 – 21,530 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			**1965 – 19,821 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
			*1967 – Political activities to declare independence of Kosovo started <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1968 – A big wave of protests started in Kosovo and Europe (by Kosovars)<ref name = hpp2/>
			*1969 – 70 – The ] was founded <ref>{{cite web\|title=University of Prishtina\|url=http://www.uni-pr.edu/\|language=Albanian}}</ref>
			*1974 – The ] was formed under the ] <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1974-(81) - Xhavit Nimani was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo <ref name = hdk/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1980 – The death of Josip Broz Tito ]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Encyclopædia Britannica Online\|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597295/Josip-Broz-Tito}}</ref>
			*1981 (March) –Massive Albanian student protests in Prishtina ], (see ], demanding the independence of Kosovo <ref>{{cite book\|last=Mertus\|first=Julie\|title=Kosovo: How Myths and Truths Started a War\|page=29,30,31,32\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LbneixKK0GIC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=1981+student+protest+kosovo&source=bl&ots=7NLTS4WLcY&sig=toPF1v4FF38qQIWuxBAvDEntQiA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_yAqUb_dFsOWtAaZpIDQCw&ved=0CEsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=1981%20student%20protest%20kosovo&f=false}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=Context of 'March 1981 and after: Kosovo Communist Leadership Blamed for Demonstrations'\|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,COUNTRYREP,SRB,,3ae6a80c0,0.html}}</ref>,
			*1981 – Population census (1,584,441 people were registered) <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1981-(82) - Ali Shukriu was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo <ref name = hdk>{{cite book\|last=Elsie\|first=Robert\|title=Historical Dictionary Of Kosovo\|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Fnbw1wsacSAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Historical+dictionary+of+Kosovo+By+Robert+Elsie&hl=en&ei=jmhJTZWjEsX4cavg1YoM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Historical%20dictionary%20of%20Kosovo%20By%20Robert%20Elsie&f=false}}</ref>
			*1982-(83) - Kolë Shiroka was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo <ref name = hdk/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1983-(85) - Shefqet Nebih Gashi was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo <ref name = hdk/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1985-(86) - Branislav Skemberavić was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo <ref name = hdk/> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1986 – ] became the leader of Serbia and seized control of Kosovo <ref>{{cite news\|title=Presidential candidate for Serbian LC named; Source: Belgrade home service 1800 gmt 21 February 1986\|newspaper=BBC Summary of World Broadcasts\|date=27 February 1986, Thursday}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite news\|title=BBC Summary of World Broadcasts\|date=30 May 1986, Friday}}</ref>
			*1986 – ] published an official false claim that Kosovo Serbs are being subjected to an Albanian program of genocide <ref>{{cite book\|last=Prentiss\|first=Craig R.\|title=Religion, Myth, and the Creation of Race and Ethnicity: An Introduction\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ap8wa_YmT2QC&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=Serbian+Orthodox+Church+published+an+official+claim+that+Kosovo+Serbs+are+being+subjected+to+an+Albanian+program+of+genocide&source=bl&ots=OZ80Dr0yah&sig=M4DIBsK8ImIxHgsHDA3fUA104iM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fhMqUcnPDYiLswbisYDwDA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Serbian%20Orthodox%20Church%20published%20an%20official%20claim%20that%20Kosovo%20Serbs%20are%20being%20subjected%20to%20an%20Albanian%20program%20of%20genocide&f=false}}</ref>, <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1989 (February) – The Trepça ] miners began a hunger strike before the official abolition of the Autonomy of Kosovo <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1989 - ] drastically reduced Kosovo’s special autonomous status within Serbia and started cultural oppression of the ethnical Albanian population <ref>{{cite book\|last=Rogel\|first=Carole\|title=International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society\|year=September 2003\|isbn=0891-4486 (Print) 1573-3416 (Online)\|page=167–82}}</ref>, <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1989 (June 28th) - ] led a mass celebration with hundreds of thousands (almost one million) Serbs in Gazimestan on the 600th anniversary of a 1389 <ref>{{cite web\|title=Slobodan Milosevich's Kosovo Polje Speech June 28, 1989\|url=http://www.swans.com/library/art8/smilos01.html}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=Slobodan Milosevic, 64, Former Yugoslav Leader Accused of War Crimes, Dies\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/international/europe/12milosevic.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0}}</ref>
			*1990 (July 2nd) – The (self-declared) Kosovo parliament declared Kosovo a republic in ] <ref>{{cite book\|last=Malcolm\|first=Noel\|title=Kosovo: A Short History\|page=346}}</ref> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1991 – The (self – declared) parliament declared Kosovo an independent country, ]<ref>{{cite book\|last=Malcolm\|first=Noel\|title=Kosovo: A Short History\|page=346}}</ref> <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1992 (May) – ] was elected president, during its run the Republic of Kosovo was recognized only by ], it was formally disbanded in 2000 after the ] <ref>{{cite web\|title=Yugoslavia Human Rights Abuses in Kosovo\|url=http://www.hrw.org/reports/1992/yugoslavia/}}</ref>
			*1996 – ] (KLA), an ethnic Albanian guerrilla group had a prevailed over the non violent resistance movement and had started offering armed resistance to Serbian and Yugoslavian forces <ref>{{cite news\|title="Unknown Albanian 'liberation army' claims attacks"\|newspaper=Agence France Presse\|date=February 17, 1996}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news\|last=Fallgot\|first=Roger\|newspaper=The European\|date=21 September-27 Septemberv}}</ref>
			*1998 – The Serbian authorities were compelled to sign a cease fire and partial retreat monitored by ] (OSCE) <ref>{{cite web\|last=Rogel\|first=Carole\|title=Kosovo: Where It All Began. International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, Vol. 17\|url=http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1025397128633?LI=true}}</ref>, <ref name = hpp2/>
			*1998 (March 5th, 6th, 7th) – The Jashari family was slaughtered by Serbian forces, 64 members of the Jashari family killed, including at least 24 women and children (see ])<ref>{{cite web\|title=VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES OF WAR BY GOVERNMENT FORCES\|url=http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/reports98/kosovo/Kos9810-04.htm#P421_51838Human}}</ref>,
			*1999 (January) – ]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Under Orders (Human Rights Watch)\|url=http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/2001/kosovo/undword-01.htm}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=Reconsidering Rambouillet\|url=http://balkanwitness.glypx.com/Reconsidering.htm}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|title=Frontline. PBS.\|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kosovo/etc/cron.html}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|title=Human Rights in Kosovo: As Seen, As Told. Volume I, October 1998 - June 1999\|url=http://www.osce.org/odihr/17772}}</ref>
			*1999 (March 24th and June 10th) – ] intervened in the war by bombing Yugoslavia <ref>{{cite web\|title=NATO's role in relation to the conflict in Kosovo\|url=http://www.nato.int/kosovo/history.htm}}</ref>
			*1998 - 99 - Kosovar rebel group and ] start an armed conflict with former ]n Republic <ref>{{cite web\|title=NATO's role in Kosovo\|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_48818.htm}}</ref>
			*1999 (June 10th) – UN Security Council passed ]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Relations between the EU and Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99\|url=http://eeas.europa.eu/kosovo/index_en.htm}}</ref>

			==21st century==
	* 1912 – The ]: the ] gains control of the larger part of Kosovo from the Turks (the smaller section going to ]), recognised by 1913 Treaty of London. Within Serbia, the regions of the former ] are split into three minor subunits with only one part baring the name of Kosovo.
			]
	*1914: The ] marks the ''First Allied Victory in the War'', as the ] under ] ] pushes the ] across the ] and ] rivers, expelling them from the ]. Serbia suffers 16,000 casualties, compared to 30,000 Austro-Hungarian casualties in this part of the ].{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}
			*2001 – The ] OSCE supervised the first elections in the Kosovo Assembly and elected ] as president and ] as prime minister <ref>{{cite web\|title=Konacni Rezultati Kosovskih Izbor\|url=http://www.b92.net/specijal/kosovo-izbori/}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=Bajram Rexhepi Prime Minister of Kosovo\|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/infoBios/setimes/resource_centre/bio-archive/rexhepi_bajram}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book\|last=Warrander;Knaus\|first=Gail;Verena\|title=Kosovo (Second Edition)\|year=2010\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uSaH1bKAb8QC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=ibrahim+rugova+bajram+rexhepi&source=bl&ots=2kzGxSwIl0&sig=GVwF7Rl5Tb6AEB4NtaCRwNC-5Jc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LE0pUdHsCoS0tAbf9IDQCQ&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=ibrahim%20rugova%20bajram%20rexhepi&f=false}}</ref>
	*1918: Serbia's absorption of Montenegro followed by its unification with the ] to form the first incarnation of ] takes the territories of Kosovo with it into the new entity (ratified in various treaties throughout 1919 and 1920).
			*2004 (October) – Wide Kosovo elections were held which resulted in ] becoming prime minister, while ] retained his position as president <ref>{{cite web\|title=Profile: Ramush Haradinaj\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14542505}}</ref>
	*7 April 1939: During World War II, the majority of Kosovo was part of the ].
			*2006 (January 21st) –The first president of Kosovo, ] died and was succeeded by ] <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo leader Ibrahim Rugova dies\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4634562.stm}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=H.E. Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu\|url=http://www.worldaffairs.org/speakers/profile/h-e-dr-fatmir-sejdiu.html}}</ref>
	*September 1943: Kosovo becomes part of ].
			*2006 (July) - First direct talks since 1999 between ethnic Serbian and Kosovar leaders on future status of Kosovo take place in ]. <ref name=bbctimeline>{{cite web\|title=BBC Timeline: Kosovo, A chronology of key events\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3550401.stm}}</ref>
	*1944: The Democratic Federal Yugoslavia is created with the national boundary with Albania precisely as it had been prior to World War II.
			*2007 (February) - ] envoy ] unveils a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, which is immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. <ref name=bbctimeline/>
	*1946: Kosovo as a political unit resurfaces for the first time since 1912. Now named the ], the new entity exists as an autonomous region within the ] but it only occupies a fraction of the territory which had been Kosovo prior to 1912: whilst a part of the former vilayet remained within ], the other lands were placed in the newly created Yugoslav republics of ] and ] (both outside of and equal partners to Serbia).
			*2007 (November 17th) – Parliamentary elections were held which resulted in ] becoming prime minister and ] as president. ] stated his intention to declare the independence of Kosovo <ref>{{cite web\|title=Two Kosovo Parties To Form Government\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071228193620/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/7145/}}</ref>
	*1963: As a result of the new constitution, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is announced. Kosovo sees an increase in the level of self-rule.
			*2008 (February 16th) - The ] is formed which slowly replaced UNMIK. <ref>{{cite web\|title=UN Security Council greenlights Kosovo plan\|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=11&dd=26&nav_id=55293}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|title=What is EULEX\|url=http://www.eulex-kosovo.eu/en/info/whatisEulex.php}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|title=Serbia, Russia fury as Kosovo independence draws near\|url=http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/serbia-russia-fury-kosovo-indepe-news-219391}}</ref>
	*1971: A higher level of autonomy is devolved to Kosovo's authorities.
			*2008 – (February 17th), 15:39 – ] declared its independence <ref>{{cite web\|title=The identity of the authors of the declaration of independence, ICJ ruling, par.102-109\|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/15987.pdf}}</ref>
	*1974: Kosovo becomes the ], now arguably equal to the republics of Yugoslavia as Serbia no longer has direct authority over Kosovo.
			*2008 (April) – Most of the member countries of ], ], ], ] have recognized Kosovo as a country <ref>{{cite web\|title=Republic of Kosovo\|url=http://www.theworldflag.org/countries/Kosovo.php}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo, CIA World Factbook\|url=http://ciaworldfactbook.us/europe/kosovo}}</ref>
	*1987 (24 April): As animosity between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo had deepened during the 1980s, ] was sent to address a crowd of Serbs in ].
			*2009 (January 21st) - ] is formed, a 2,500 strong NATO trained lightly armoured Security Force. <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo's security force launched\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7841789.stm}}</ref>
	*1989 - ] drastically reduced Kosovo’s special autonomous status within Serbia and started cultural oppression of the ethnical Albanian population<ref>{{cite book\|last=Rogel\|first=Carole\|title=International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society\|year=September 2003\|isbn=0891-4486 (Print) 1573-3416 (Online)\|page=167–82}}</ref>
			*2009 (August) - Ethnic clashes break out in ] <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo Timeline\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3550401.stm}}</ref>
	*1989 (June 28th) - ] led a mass celebration with hundreds of thousands (almost one million) Serbs in Gazimestan on the 600th anniversary of a 1389<ref>{{cite web\|title=Slobodan Milosevich's Kosovo Polje Speech June 28, 1989\|url=http://www.swans.com/library/art8/smilos01.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Slobodan Milosevic, 64, Former Yugoslav Leader Accused of War Crimes, Dies\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/international/europe/12milosevic.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0}}</ref>
			*2009 (November) - First post-independence local elections <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo, (IFES Election Guide)\|url=http://www.electionguide.org/country-news.php?ID=253}}</ref>
	*1990 (July 2nd) – The (self-declared) Kosovo parliament declared Kosovo a republic in ]<ref>{{cite book\|last=Malcolm\|first=Noel\|title=Kosovo: A Short History\|page=346}}</ref>
			*2010 (July 22nd) - ] votes 10–4 in a non-binding advisory opinion that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law <ref>{{cite news\|title=Kosovo’s declaration of independence did not violate international law – UN court\|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?newsid=35396&cr=kosovo}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=World Court Rules Kosovo Declaration Was Legal\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/world/europe/23kosovo.html}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=Accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, Summary of the Advisory Opinion\|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/16010.pdf}}</ref>
	*22 September 1991: – The (self – declared) parliament declared Kosovo an independent country, ]<ref>{{cite book\|last=Malcolm\|first=Noel\|title=Kosovo: A Short History\|page=346}}</ref>
			*2010 (September) - President ] resigns after court rules that he breached the constitution by staying in a party post while in office <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo president resigns over breach of constitution\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11420795}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo president resigns\|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/27/kosovo-president-idUSBYT74062320100927}}</ref>
	*1992 (May) – ] was elected president, during its run the Republic of Kosovo was recognized only by ], it was formally disbanded in 2000 after the ]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Yugoslavia Human Rights Abuses in Kosovo\|url=http://www.hrw.org/reports/1992/yugoslavia/}}</ref>
			*2010 (October) - Caretaker president ] calls early general election for February 2011. Fatmir Sejdiu's ] (LDK) pulls out of governing coalition. <ref name=bbctimeline/>
	*1996–1999: Clashes between the ] and the security forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia intensify to become a full-scale war.
			*2011 (February 22nd - March 30th) - ] becomes president after winning narrow majority in third round of voting in parliament. ] is re-appointed as prime minister. <ref name=bbctimeline/>
	*10 June 1999: The ] comes to an end and Kosovo becomes a UN governed province under UNSC Resolution 1244, which is controlled by the ].
			*2011 (March) - Serbia and Kosovo begin direct talks to try end their dispute - their first talks since Kosovo broke away from Serbia. <ref>{{cite web\|title=BBC Timeline\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18331273}}</ref>
			*2011 - President Pacolli steps down after the high court rules parliament had not been in quorum during his election. Parliament elects senior police officer ] to be Kosovo's first female president in April. <ref name=bbctimeline/>
			*2013 January - EU-mediated talks resume between Kosovo and Serbia days after parliament in Belgrade approves support for minority Serb rights within Kosovo - de-facto recognition of Kosovar sovereign territorial integrity. <ref name=bbctimeline/>

	==~~2000~~ ~~onwards~~==		==References ==
			{{Reflist\|colwidth=30em}}
	*2001 – The ] OSCE supervised the first elections in the Kosovo Assembly and elected ] as president and ] as prime minister<ref>{{cite web\|title=Konacni Rezultati Kosovskih Izbor\|url=http://www.b92.net/specijal/kosovo-izbori/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Bajram Rexhepi Prime Minister of Kosovo\|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/infoBios/setimes/resource_centre/bio-archive/rexhepi_bajram}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Warrander;Knaus\|first=Gail;Verena\|title=Kosovo (Second Edition)\|year=2010\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uSaH1bKAb8QC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=ibrahim+rugova+bajram+rexhepi&source=bl&ots=2kzGxSwIl0&sig=GVwF7Rl5Tb6AEB4NtaCRwNC-5Jc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LE0pUdHsCoS0tAbf9IDQCQ&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=ibrahim%20rugova%20bajram%20rexhepi&f=false}}</ref>
	*2004 (October) – Wide Kosovo elections were held which resulted in ] becoming prime minister, while ] retained his position as president<ref>{{cite web\|title=Profile: Ramush Haradinaj\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14542505}}</ref>
	*21 January 2006: ], former ] dies succeeded by ]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kosovo leader Ibrahim Rugova dies\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4634562.stm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=H.E. Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu\|url=http://www.worldaffairs.org/speakers/profile/h-e-dr-fatmir-sejdiu.html}}</ref>
	*2006 (July) - First direct talks since 1999 between ethnic Serbian and Kosovar leaders on future status of Kosovo take place in ].<ref name=bbctimeline>{{cite web\|title=BBC Timeline: Kosovo, A chronology of key events\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3550401.stm}}</ref>
	*2007 (February) - ] envoy ] unveils a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, which is immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia.<ref name=bbctimeline/>
	*2007 (November 17th) – Parliamentary elections were held which resulted in ] becoming prime minister and ] as president. ] stated his intention to declare the independence of Kosovo<ref>{{cite web\|title=Two Kosovo Parties To Form Government\|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071228193620/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/7145/}}</ref>
	*16 February 2008: The ] is formed which slowly replaced UNMIK.
	*17 February 2008: Kosovo ] from ].
	*15 April 2008: The ] adopts the "]".
	*15 August 2008: Serbian Foreign Minister ] officially filed a request at the United Nations seeking opinion of the ].
	*8 October 2008: The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Serbian proposal with 77 votes in favour, 6 votes against and 74 abstentions.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7658103.stm\|title=UN seeks World Court Kosovo view\|publisher=BBC \|date=8 October 2008\|accessdate=8 October 2008}}</ref>
	*21 January 2009: The ] is formed, a 2,500 strong NATO trained lightly armoured Security Force.
	*21 April 2009: The ICJ announced that 35 member states of the United Nations had filed written statements within the time-limit fixed by the court (17 April 2009) on the question of the legality of Kosovo's UDI.
	*29 June 2009: Kosovo becomes a full member of the ] and the ].
	*22 July 2010: International Court of Justice votes 10–4 in a non-binding advisory opinion that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law.<ref>]</ref>
	*2011 (February 22nd - March 30th) - ] becomes president after winning narrow majority in third round of voting in parliament. ] is re-appointed as prime minister.<ref name=bbctimeline/>
	*2011 - President Pacolli steps down after the high court rules parliament had not been in quorum during his election. Parliament elects senior police officer ] to be Kosovo's first female president in April.<ref name=bbctimeline/>

	==See also==
	*]
	*]

	==References==
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	{{Reflist}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline Of Kosovo History}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline Of Kosovo History}}

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Antiquity Kingdom of Dardania Dardani
Roman Kosovo Dardania & Praevalitana Roman heritage in Kosovo Late Antiquity and Medieval sites
Medieval Kosovo Bulgarian Empire (681–1018, 1185–1396) First Empire Second Empire Kingdom of Serbia (1217–1346) Serbian Empire (1346–1371) District of Branković (1371–1412) Branković dynasty Moravian Serbia (1371–1402) Battle of Kosovo (1389) Serbian Despotate (1402–1459) Principality of Dukagjini (1387–1478) Dukagjini family
Ottoman Kosovo Eyalet of Rumelia Vilayet of Kosovo League of Prizren
20th Century Kingdom of Serbia First Balkan War Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) under Germany Albanian Kingdom under Italy under Germany Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992) Socialist Autonomous Province
Contemporary Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2006) Autonomous Province 1991 Kosovan independence referendum First Republic Kosovo War (1998–1999) NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Kumanovo Agreement UN administration (UNMIK) 2004 unrest 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence 2008 unrest in Kosovo 2008 protests Second Republic (2008–Present) North Kosovo Crises 2011–2013 2012 Referendum Brussels Agreement Washington Agreement 2021 2022–2024 Ohrid Agreement Banjska attack
See Also Timeline of Kosovo history Destruction of Albanian heritage Destruction of Serbian heritage
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This is a historical timeline of Kosovo, consisting of important political events and geographical changes. To read about the background to these events see History of Kosovo.

BC

VI – II (millennium) – Neolithic age in Illyrian territories
II (millennium) – Bronze age in Illyrian territories
X (century) – The beginning of the Iron Age
IV (century) – The establishment of the Dardanian Kingdom (Present day Kosovo and surrounding territories) ()

2nd century BC

393 – 358 - The reign of Bardyllis in Dardania
335 – 295 - (approximately) The reign of Cleitus the Illyrian (the son of Bardyllis) in Dardania

1st century BC

295 - 290 – The reign of Bardylis II in Dardania
231 - 206 – The reign of Longarus in Dardania
206 – 176 – The reign of Bato of Dardania

1st century

6-9 – The great Great Illyrian Revolt against the Roman Empire

2nd century

284 - Emperor Diocletian established Dardania into a separate province out of territory of Moesia Superior with its capital at Naissus (Niš).

4th century

395 – The disambiguation of the great Roman Empire in two parts: Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire
325 - Bishops from Dardania and Macedonia Salutaris attend the Council of Nicaea, to deal with the Arian heresy.
343–344 - Bishops from Dardania, New Epirus and Old Epirus attend the Council of Sardica.

5th century

441 – The invasion of the Huns in Illyria
479 - Ulpiana is destroyed. Theodemir sent his son Theodoric the Great with 3,000 soldiers to destroy the city

6th – 7th century

This period is characterized with the settlement of Slavs in the Balkans (including a large part of Albanian territories)

518 - Earthquake, destroying 24 strongholds in Dardani
535 – 565 - Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) restorated Ulpiana

9th – (11th) century

851-1018 – The ascendancy of Bulgarians in Albanian territory

11th century

1054 – The final separation of Christian religious views: Catholic (Roman Catholicism in Albania) and Orthodox
1081 – The first attack by the Normans in Albanian territory
1083 – The departure of the Norman invasion
1096 – The armies of the First Crusade marched through Albanian territory to reach the Mediterranean Sea

12th century

1107 – The second wave of Normans arrival in Albanian territory
1108 – The departure of the second Norman wave from Albanian territory
1190 ca – The first Illyrian state, the Principality of Arbanon was established (also known as “Arbëria”) by the Albanoi (List of ancient tribes in Illyria) tribe. This middle age population is known as the closest ancestors to modern Albanian and Kosovar population
1190 - 99 – The reign of Progon, Lord of Kruja in the Principality of Arbanon

13th century

1199 – 1208 – The reign of Gjin Progoni, son of Progon
1208 – 16 – The reign of Dimitri Progoni, who was the third and the last Prince of the Albanians of the Progon family
1257 – 58 – Arbanon revolt against the Byzantine Empire
1272 – Charles I of Naples proclaimed himself king of Albania and established the Albanian Kingdom
1281 (March) – The army of Charles I of Naples was ambushed by the Byzantine army, causing him to lose power over the Albanian Kingdom
1282 - The reign of byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos
1286 – The Anjou (Capetian House of Anjou) temporarily left Albania

14th century

1304 – Philip I, Prince of Taranto, nephew of Charles I of Naples conquered Albanian territory, reclaiming his ruling of the Albanian Kingdom
1334 – Three villages near present day Prizren revolted against their feudal lord causing his demise
1336 – The revolt of Albanian highlanders against the Byzantine Empire
1343 -47 – Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia invades Albania
1359 – 88 – Reign of Karl Topia in Albania
1382 – The struggle for power between Karl Topia and Balsha II
1385 – Karl Topia defeats Balsha II in the Battle of Savra ,
1389 (June 15th) – Battle of Kosovo ,
1393 – The Ottoman Empire started the invasion in Albania by conquering Shkodër and Ulcinj

15th century

1405 – Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg was born
1431-32 – The Ottoman Empire conducted the population census in Albania
1443 – Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg returns to Albania after the Ottoman army was defeated by Hungarian forces (see Battle of Niš)
1468 (January 17th )– Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg dies

16th century

ca 1500: “Maksut Pasha”-mosque 42°12′43″N 20°44′43″E / 42.2118434°N 20.7451978°E / 42.2118434; 20.7451978 built in 1500, near the Marrash section just across the bridge. Still in use.
1500: Mosque Katip Sinan Qelebi,Prizren Xhamia “Sinan Katibi” in the region of Prizren built in 1500
1509 – The highlanders refused to pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire
1513: Mosque “Suzi Prizreni” in Prizren built in 1513
1526: Mosque “Haxhi Kasami” at the Castle of Prizren built in 1526
1526: Mosque of Haxhi Kasëmi (Toska) 1526/1533
1526: Mosque of Jakup be Evrenozi t 1526
1534: (1543?) Mosque of Kuklibeu Template:Lang-sq also known as Kukli Bej Mosque (Xhamia e Saraçhanes/Sarachane) Kukli Beu Mosque or Kukli Bej's Mosque, Mosque from Mehmet Kukli Beg/Mehmeda Kuklji bega, Template:Lang-sr
Mosque of Kuklibeu
1534: (1534?) “Iljaz Kukës”-Mosque is built in Prizren.
1538: Mosque of the new neighborhood 1538
1543–1581: Mosque of Muderis Ali Efendi
Mosque of Muderis Ali Efendi
1545: Mosque of Mehmet Pasha (Bajrakli) 1545 1573/1574
1549: Bajrakli (Mehmed-Pašina) Mosque – was built in 1549.
1555 – The first book in Albanian language, Meshari was published by Gjon Buzuku
1561: The Bajrakli Gazi Mehmet Pasha's mosque is the oldest monument of Islamic art in Prizren. The inscription above the entrance states it was built in 1561. This mosque has a square base and numerous windows, while the main veneration niche (mihrab) and the pulpit (mimber) are made of marble.
1562–1563: Mosque of Mustafe Pashe Prizrenit (Xhamia e Mustafë Pashë Prizrenit/Xhamia e Mustafa Pashës). Destroyed in 1950 after a storm. At the location of the former UNMIK headquarters, now municipality building 42°12′36″N 20°44′11″E / 42.210060°N 20.736372°E / 42.210060; 20.736372 (municipality building prizren)
Mustafe Pashe Prizrenit
1566: Mosque of Sejdi Beu 1566
1576: Sinan 1576 or 1589/1590
1591: Mosque of Sinan Qatipi is built.
1594: "Arasta (Evreson beu)"-Mosque built in 1594. Renovated in 1962

17th century

1615 building of Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren)
1615 building of Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren)
1621 – Pjetër Budi published two important books : Speculum Confessionis or Pasëqyra e t'rrëfyemit (The Mirror of Confession) and Rituale Romanum or Rituali Roman (Roman Ritual)
1646 Kaderi-Zingjirli 1646 or 1665
1650 Mosque of Sejdi Beu t 1650
1667 Great Turkish War 1667–1683
1668 Sinan 1668 or 1706
1689 Mosque of Begzadës # 1689
1699 Mosque of Helveti Serezi by Osman Baba 1699/700

18th century

1701 – 04 – Albanian and Montenegrian assembly against Ottoman ruling
1785 – Large areas of Kosovo become part of the Pashalik of Scutari under Kara Mahmud Bushati
1797 – Naum Veqilharxhi was born, an author who contributed a handful to the Albanian language

19th century

1814 – Girolamo de Rada (Jeronim De Rada) was born
1825 – Pashko Vasa was born, a participant in the League of Prizren
1826 – Kostandin Kristoforidhi was born
1839 – Abdyl Frashëri was born
1839 (November 3rd) – The decree of Tanzimat was announced ,
1843 – Albanian Revolt of 1843–1844 , ,
1850 – Sami Frashëri was born
1863-65 - Ottoman military expeditions against Kosovo
1867 – 68 - Ottoman Empire military expeditions against Gjakova Highlands
1877 – Kosovo Vilayet was formed by the Ottoman Empire
1878 (June 10th) – The political organization, League of Prizren was formed
1878 (June 13th – July 13th) – Congress of Berlin takes place
1878 (3-6 September) - Mehmed Ali Pasha, who was to overview the cession of the then-predominantly Albanian Plav-Gucia region to the Principality of Montenegro is killed during an attack undertaken by local committees of the League of Prizren.

1878 - November 27th - Planar meeting of the League of Prizren
1879 (Spring) - The journey of a (an Albanian) delegation headed by Abdyl Frashëri in major capital cities of Europe to protect the Albanian issues of territory
1879 (March) – The Albanian alphabet was assigned by the Central Committee for Defending Albanian Rights
1879 - (May) – League of Prizren opens the first Albanian courtroom
1880 (December) - Temporary Governance was announced in Prizren
1881 - Turkish troops invade Ferizaj
1881 (April 21st) - Battle of Shtime and Slivova ,
1881 (April 23rd) - Turkish forces enter Prizren
1881 (May 8th) – Ottoman forces invade Gjakova and other cities of Kosovo
1885 – Revolt in Kosovo against Ottoman governance
1889 - Azem Galica was born
1895 - Shote Galica was born
1897 – Revolt in Kosovo against Ottoman governance
1899 – League of Peja was formed, led by Haxhi Zeka ,

20th Century

1903 – Revolt in Kosovska Mitrovica
1904 – Revolt in Kosovo
1908 - Thousands of pesants gather in Ferizaj
1910 – The Kosovo Revolt
1910 (May 1 – 3) – The Battle of Kacanik
1912 (April – May) - The armed struggles between Albanians and Ottoman forces in Kosovo
1912 (July) – Major cities in Kosovo fall into the hands of kosovar revolutionaries
1912 (November 28th) – The independence of Albania is finalized
1915 (April 26th) – The secret Treaty of London (1915) was signed
1918 (November 7th) – Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo finalizes its formation

The time period, 1919 - 1926 was characterized by massive migrations of Kosovars

- 1919 – 23,500 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1920 – 8,536 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1921 – 24,532 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1922 – 12,307 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1923 – 6,389 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1924 – 9,630 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 43 families immigrated to Albania
1924 (May 25th) - The armies of Bajram Curri start a revolt
1925 (March 29th) – Bajram Curri is killed
1925 – 4,315 Kosovars immigrated to Turkey, 148 families immigrated to Albania
1926 – 4,012 Kosovars immigrated to Turkey, 399 families immigrated to Albania
1926 (November 20th) - The revolt of Dukagjin started.

The time period, 1927 - 36 was characterized by massive migrations of Kosovars

- 1927 – 5,197 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 316 families immigrated to Albania
- 1928 – 4,326 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 149 families immigrated to Albania
- 1929 – 6,219 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 216 families immigrated to Albania
- 1930 – 13,215 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 199 families immigrated to Albania
- 1931 – 28,807 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 624 families immigrated to Albania
- 1932 – 6,219 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 211 families immigrated to Albania
- 1933 – 3,420 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 181 families immigrated to Albania
- 1934 – 14,500 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 328 families immigrated to Albania
- 1935 – 9,565 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 386 families immigrated to Albania
- 1936 – 4,252 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 182 families immigrated to Albania
1936 (January-February) - Oil Workers start a strike in Kosovo
- 1937 – 4,234 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1938 – 7,251 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey, 4,046 families immigrated to Albania
- 1939 – 7,255 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1940 – 6,792 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey

1941 (April 6th) - The Invasion of Yugoslavia by Hitler's army
1943 (September 16th) - The Second League of Prizren took place, led by Bedri Pejani ,
1944 (January 2nd) – In the Assembly of Bujan, Kosovars declared that they are a political population and that they want to unite with Albania
1944 (October 5th) - The Fifth Brigade, and days later The Third Brigade of the Albanian army(UNÇSH), cross the state border to enslave Kosovo from enemy occupation
1944 (October 23rd) - The Pristina Massacre
1944 (November 7th) - The liberation of Gjakova by the Albanian army
1944 (November 18th) - The final liberation of Dukagjin and Kosovo by the Albanian army

The time period, 1952 - 1965 was characterized by massive migrations of Kosovars

- 1952 – 37,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1953 – 19,300 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1954 – 17,500 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1955 – 51,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1956 – 54,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1958 – 41,300 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1957 – 57,710 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1959 – 32,000 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1960 – 27,980 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1961 – 31,600 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1962 – 15,910 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1963 – 25,720 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1964 – 21,530 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
- 1965 – 19,821 Kosovars emigrated to Turkey
1967 – Political activities to declare independence of Kosovo started
1968 – A big wave of protests started in Kosovo and Europe (by Kosovars)
1969 – 70 – The Universiteti i Prishtinës was founded
1974 – The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo was formed under the Socialist Republic of Serbia
1974-(81) - Xhavit Nimani was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
1980 – The death of Josip Broz Tito Death and funeral of Josip Broz Tito
1981 (March) –Massive Albanian student protests in Prishtina Pristina, (see University of Prishtina, demanding the independence of Kosovo , ,
1981 – Population census (1,584,441 people were registered)
1981-(82) - Ali Shukriu was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
1982-(83) - Kolë Shiroka was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
1983-(85) - Shefqet Nebih Gashi was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
1985-(86) - Branislav Skemberavić was elected president of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
1986 – Slobodan Milošević became the leader of Serbia and seized control of Kosovo ,
1986 – Serbian Orthodox Church published an official false claim that Kosovo Serbs are being subjected to an Albanian program of genocide ,
1989 (February) – The Trepça Trepča Mines miners began a hunger strike before the official abolition of the Autonomy of Kosovo
1989 - Slobodan Milošević drastically reduced Kosovo’s special autonomous status within Serbia and started cultural oppression of the ethnical Albanian population ,
1989 (June 28th) - Slobodan Milošević led a mass celebration with hundreds of thousands (almost one million) Serbs in Gazimestan on the 600th anniversary of a 1389 ,
1990 (July 2nd) – The (self-declared) Kosovo parliament declared Kosovo a republic in Yugoslavia
1991 – The (self – declared) parliament declared Kosovo an independent country, The Republic of Kosovo
1992 (May) – Ibrahim Rugova was elected president, during its run the Republic of Kosovo was recognized only by Albania, it was formally disbanded in 2000 after the Kosovo War
1996 – Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), an ethnic Albanian guerrilla group had a prevailed over the non violent resistance movement and had started offering armed resistance to Serbian and Yugoslavian forces
1998 – The Serbian authorities were compelled to sign a cease fire and partial retreat monitored by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) ,
1998 (March 5th, 6th, 7th) – The Jashari family was slaughtered by Serbian forces, 64 members of the Jashari family killed, including at least 24 women and children (see Attack on Prekaz),
1999 (January) – Račak massacre,
1999 (March 24th and June 10th) – NATO intervened in the war by bombing Yugoslavia
1998 - 99 - Kosovar rebel group and NATO start an armed conflict with former Yugoslavian Republic
1999 (June 10th) – UN Security Council passed UN Security Council Resolution 1244

21st century

2001 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE supervised the first elections in the Kosovo Assembly and elected Ibrahim Rugova as president and Bajram Rexhepi as prime minister ,
2004 (October) – Wide Kosovo elections were held which resulted in Ramush Haradinaj becoming prime minister, while Ibrahim Rugova retained his position as president
2006 (January 21st) –The first president of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova died and was succeeded by Fatmir Sejdiu ,
2006 (July) - First direct talks since 1999 between ethnic Serbian and Kosovar leaders on future status of Kosovo take place in Vienna.
2007 (February) - United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveils a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, which is immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia.
2007 (November 17th) – Parliamentary elections were held which resulted in Hashim Thaçi becoming prime minister and Fatmir Sejdiu as president. Hashim Thaçi stated his intention to declare the independence of Kosovo
2008 (February 16th) - The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo is formed which slowly replaced UNMIK.
2008 – (February 17th), 15:39 – The Republic of Kosovo declared its independence
2008 (April) – Most of the member countries of NATO, EU, WEU, OECD have recognized Kosovo as a country
2009 (January 21st) - Kosovo Security Force is formed, a 2,500 strong NATO trained lightly armoured Security Force.
2009 (August) - Ethnic clashes break out in Kosovska Mitrovica
2009 (November) - First post-independence local elections
2010 (July 22nd) - International Court of Justice votes 10–4 in a non-binding advisory opinion that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law , ,
2010 (September) - President Fatmir Sejdiu resigns after court rules that he breached the constitution by staying in a party post while in office ,
2010 (October) - Caretaker president Jakup Krasniqi calls early general election for February 2011. Fatmir Sejdiu's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) pulls out of governing coalition.
2011 (February 22nd - March 30th) - Behgjet Pacolli becomes president after winning narrow majority in third round of voting in parliament. Hashim Thaçi is re-appointed as prime minister.
2011 (March) - Serbia and Kosovo begin direct talks to try end their dispute - their first talks since Kosovo broke away from Serbia.
2011 - President Pacolli steps down after the high court rules parliament had not been in quorum during his election. Parliament elects senior police officer Atifete Jahjaga to be Kosovo's first female president in April.
2013 January - EU-mediated talks resume between Kosovo and Serbia days after parliament in Belgrade approves support for minority Serb rights within Kosovo - de-facto recognition of Kosovar sovereign territorial integrity.

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