OTTOMAN OCCUPATION

Ottoman Occupation In the second half of the XIV century, the Turkish started to invade the Balkan Peninsula. Uglesa and Volkasin sensed the danger and quickly teamed against the intruders. The Christian and Muslim armies met in 1371 near Cernomen, beside the river Marica where a fierce battle was fought resulting in Uglesa and Volkasin being killed. Macedonian suffered greatly, and dark centuries came to Serbia after the Kosovo battle which occurred in 1389. The Serbian King Lazar was killed in the Kosovo battle, but the Turkish sultan Murat I was also killed by Milos Obilik.
Marko Krale was a Macedonian rebel who fought the Turkish
The Turkish started to settle in greater numbers on Macedonian territory, near rivers and good soil (Solun, Prilep, Ser, Stip, Veles, Bitola ). Soon, the Turkish started building mosques, and there was terror in some Macedonian parts where the Macedonians were forced to accept the Muslim religion.

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