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Event war Europe

Battle of Kosovo

1389 CE

Ottoman forces defeated a Serbian-led coalition on the Field of Blackbirds, sealing Ottoman conquest of the Balkans.

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Standing in 1389 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Denmark Polity · Europe Founded 800 CE · attested to 2026 CE Serengeti National Park Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing Great Pyramid of Giza Landmark · Middle East 2560 BCE – still standing Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing

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