Serbia, the Serbo-Albanian Conflict and the First Balkan War
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After the restoration of Serbia in 1830, the areas of medieval Serbia left out of her borders were dubbed Old Serbia - Kosovo, Metohija, Rascia (the former sanjak of Novi Pazar and the neighbouring areas). Old Serbia (from 1877 onwards the vilayet of Kosovo) was dominated by local Albanian pashas, whereas the Christian Orthodox Serbs and their villages were attacked and pillaged by Muslim Albanian brigands. The religious antagonism between Muslims and Christians expanded into national conflict after the 1878 Albanian League had claimed the entire “Old Serbia for Greater Albania”. The position of Christian Orthodox Serbs, who accounted for a half of the population at the end of the nineteenth century, was dramatically aggravated due to Muslim Albanians' tribal anarchy, Austria-Hungary's pro-Albanian agitation and, after 1908, frequent Albanian rebellions. All efforts of Serbia to reach a peaceful agreement with Muslim Albanian leaders in Old Serbia before the First Balkan War had ended ...in failure. The First Balkan War was the most popular war in Serbia’s history as it was seen as avenging the 1389 Battle of Kosovo which had sealed the Ottoman penetration into the Serbian lands. In October 1912, Serbia liberated most of Old Serbia, while Montenegro took possesion of half of the Rascia area and the whole of Metohija. While the decimated and discriminated Serb population greeted the Serbian and Montenegrin troops as liberators, most Albanians, who had sided with the Ottomans, saw the establishment of Serbian rule as occupation.
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Serbia / Old Serbia / Ottoman Empire / Kosovo / Metohija / Serbs / Muslim Albanians / First Balkan WarSource:
Balcanica, 2014, XLV, 317-352Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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- History of Political Ideas and Institutions in the Balkans in the 19th and 20th Centuries (RS-177011)
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Балканолошки институт САНУ / Institute for Balkan Studies SASATY - JOUR AU - Bataković, Dušan T. PY - 2014 UR - http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0350-76531445317B UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6028 AB - After the restoration of Serbia in 1830, the areas of medieval Serbia left out of her borders were dubbed Old Serbia - Kosovo, Metohija, Rascia (the former sanjak of Novi Pazar and the neighbouring areas). Old Serbia (from 1877 onwards the vilayet of Kosovo) was dominated by local Albanian pashas, whereas the Christian Orthodox Serbs and their villages were attacked and pillaged by Muslim Albanian brigands. The religious antagonism between Muslims and Christians expanded into national conflict after the 1878 Albanian League had claimed the entire “Old Serbia for Greater Albania”. The position of Christian Orthodox Serbs, who accounted for a half of the population at the end of the nineteenth century, was dramatically aggravated due to Muslim Albanians' tribal anarchy, Austria-Hungary's pro-Albanian agitation and, after 1908, frequent Albanian rebellions. All efforts of Serbia to reach a peaceful agreement with Muslim Albanian leaders in Old Serbia before the First Balkan War had ended in failure. The First Balkan War was the most popular war in Serbia’s history as it was seen as avenging the 1389 Battle of Kosovo which had sealed the Ottoman penetration into the Serbian lands. In October 1912, Serbia liberated most of Old Serbia, while Montenegro took possesion of half of the Rascia area and the whole of Metohija. While the decimated and discriminated Serb population greeted the Serbian and Montenegrin troops as liberators, most Albanians, who had sided with the Ottomans, saw the establishment of Serbian rule as occupation. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Balcanica T1 - Serbia, the Serbo-Albanian Conflict and the First Balkan War SP - 317 EP - 352 IS - XLV DO - 10.2298/BALC1445317B UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6028 ER -
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Bataković, D. T.. (2014). Serbia, the Serbo-Albanian Conflict and the First Balkan War. in Balcanica Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.(XLV), 317-352. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1445317B https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6028
Bataković DT. Serbia, the Serbo-Albanian Conflict and the First Balkan War. in Balcanica. 2014;(XLV):317-352. doi:10.2298/BALC1445317B https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6028 .
Bataković, Dušan T., "Serbia, the Serbo-Albanian Conflict and the First Balkan War" in Balcanica, no. XLV (2014):317-352, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1445317B ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6028 .