Miloš Obilić is a legendary Serbian knight and saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church traditionally said to have served Prince Lazar during the Ottoman invasion of Serbia in the late 14th century. Altho
Painting by Aleksandar Dobrić, 1861
Slaying of Miloš Obilić by Nakkaş Osman
Miloš Obilić at the tent of Sultan Murad.
Fresco of Miloš Obilić in Hilandar, depicted as a holy warrior.
Murad I, nicknamed Hüdavendigâr, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389. He was the son of Orhan Gazi and Nilüfer Hatun. Murad I came to the throne after his elder half-brother Süleyma
Miloš Obilić
…century. Although absent from contemporary records, he features prominently in later accounts of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo as the assassin of Sultan Murad I. The assassin remains unnamed in historical sources until the late 15th century, but the widespread circulation of the story in Florentine, Serbian…
Miniature portrait of Murad I
Tomb of Sultan Murad on Kosovo field
16th century miniature of Murad I