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History of Kosovo

17 recorded states lay in what is now Kosovo, from the Dardanian Kingdom (350 BCE). 1 of them has a full profile, and 8 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

4th century BCE

  1. Dardanian Kingdom350 BCE – 28 BCE · kingdom

11th century

  1. Grand Principality of Serbia1091 CE – 1217 CE · principality

13th century

  1. Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)1217 CE – 1346 CE · kingdom

14th century

  1. Serbian Empire1346 CE – 1371 CE · kingdom
  2. District of Branković1371 CE – 1412 CE · other
  3. Principality of Dukagjini1387 CE – 1444 CE · principality

15th century

  1. Serbian Despotate1402 CE – 1459 CE · principality

18th century

  1. Pashalik of Scutari1757 CE – 1831 CE · other

19th century

  1. League of Prizren1878 CE – 1881 CE · other
  2. Kingdom of Serbia1882 CE – 1918 CE · kingdom

20th century

  1. Kingdom of Montenegro1910 CE – 1918 CE · kingdom
  2. Kingdom of Yugoslavia1918 CE – 1941 CE · profile
  3. Albanian Kingdom (1939-1943)1939 CE – 1943 CE · protectorate
  4. Albanian Kingdom (1943-1944)1943 CE – 1944 CE · protectorate
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1945 CE – 1992 CE · republic
  6. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1992 CE – 2003 CE · republic

21st century

  1. Serbia and Montenegro2003 CE – 2006 CE · republic

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Balkans and Hungary → All country histories →

Cite this page
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Kosovo. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/kosovo
MLA
“History of Kosovo.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/kosovo. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Kosovo.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/kosovo.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Kosovo’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/kosovo (Accessed: ).