Kosovo's modern history can be traced to the Ottoman Sanjak of Prizren, of which parts were organised into Kosovo Vilayet in 1877. This was when Kosovo was used as the name of the entire territory for the first time.

2025年1月31日 · Kosovo, self-declared independent country in the Balkans region of Europe. Although the United States and most members of the European Union (EU) recognized Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, Serbia, Russia, and a significant number of other countries—including several EU members—did not.

History of Kosovo, a survey of important events and people in Kosovo, from the medieval era to the present. For earlier history and for further discussion of the historical Albanian and Serb populations, see Balkans, Albania, and Serbia.

The 20th Century: First partitioned in 1913 between Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo was then incorporated into the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later named Yugoslavia) after World War I. During World War II, parts of Kosovo were absorbed into Italian-occupied Albania.

2025年1月16日 · A broad treatment of the history of the Kosovo region, from the medieval era to the present, follows. For earlier history and for further discussion of the historical Albanian and Serb populations, see Balkans, Albania, and Serbia.

2022年11月25日 · 1918 - Kosovo becomes part of the kingdom of Serbia. 1941 - World War Two: Much of Kosovo becomes part of an Italian-controlled greater Albania. 1946 - Kosovo is absorbed into the Yugoslav...

Kosovo, [a] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [b] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, and North Macedonia to the southeast.

This is a timeline containing events regarding the history of Kosovo. 5500–4500 BC: The Neolithic archaeological culture of Vinča occupied a large area of Central Balkans. [1] 2nd century BC: The Roman Empire conquered Illyria in 168 BC.

2024年7月11日 · Early Inhabitants: The area now known as Kosovo has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Dardanians, an Illyrian tribe, were among the earliest known inhabitants. Roman and Byzantine Rule: Kosovo became part of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BCE and later the Byzantine Empire.

This unparalleled work offers a brief but orderly narrative of the history of Kosovo, Europe’s youngest state. It begins with the Classical and the Medieval periods, walks the reader through the Ottoman era all the way to the creation of Yugoslavia,