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Battle of Krbava Field, a decisive defeat of Croats in Croatian struggle against the invasion by the Ottoman Empire.
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Battle of Krbava Field
1493 battle of the Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War
The Battle of Krbava Field was fought between the Ottoman Empire of Bayezid II and an army of the Kingdom of Croatia, at the time in personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary, on 9 September 1493, in the Krbava field, a part of the Lika region in Croatia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Croats
South Slavic ethnic group
The Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They also form a sizeable minority in several neighboring…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Croatia in personal union with Hungary
Personal union of two kingdoms
The Kingdom of Croatia, also known with full diplomatic name Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia, entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1102, after a period of rule of kings from the Trpimirović and Svetoslavić dynasties and a succession crisis following the death…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ottoman Empire
Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)
The Ottoman Empire, also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)