Avusturya’nın Kosova Seferi (1689–1691) ve Yerel Reayanın Tepkisi
The Austrian Armies Occupation of Kosovo (1689–1691) and the Reaction of the Local Population

Summary/Abstract: The conquest of Kosovo by the Habsburg army in 1690 constitutes one of the most important phases of the history of Kosovo during the Ottoman period. Moreover, this conquest, which lasted approximately one year, continues to be a subject of debate between Albanian and Serbian historians even today. As is known, Serbian mythological historiography has managed to create a narrative that focuses on the historical claim of the Serbs to Kosovo (since the First Battle of Kosovo in 1389). This narrative is based on the thesis of Pavle Julinac and is presented in written form as the so-called "Great Serbian Exodus from Kosovo". This type of historiography focuses on the history of the Orthodox Church and the personality of Arsenije III Crnojević (1683–1706), who represents the Orthodox clergy belonging to the Patriarchate of Peja. After the withdrawal of the Austrian armies, the migration of approximately 30,000 Orthodox Christians (Serbs, Albanians, Bulgarians, etc.) together with the Orthodox Patriarch to Hungary has been presented by Serbian nationalist scholars as one of the main bases for their claims that an ethnic transformation occurred in the demographic structure of Kosovo after the Ottoman administration regained control of these regions in 1691.This study aims to examine the occupation of Kosovo by the armies of the Holy League, the approach of Kosovar subjects to this occupation, and their relations with the Ottoman administration throughout 1691.

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