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Miloš Obilić

1350 - 1389

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Miloš Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Обилић, pronounced [mîloʃ ôbilit͡ɕ]) is a legendary Serbian knight traditionally said to have served Prince Lazar during the Ottoman invasion of Serbia in the late 14th 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, Ottoman, and Greek sources suggests that versions of it were known across the Balkans within decades of the battle. His original name is believed to have been Miloš Kobilić, though multiple variations exist in historical sources, and his actual existence remains uncertain. The Lazar dynasty, consolidating its power, gave birth to the Kosovo Myth, which incorporated the legend of Obilić. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miloš Obilić is the 125th most popular military personnel (down from 102nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Kosovo and the most popular Military Personnel.

Miloš Obilić is most famous for assassinating the Ottoman Sultan Murad I in 1389.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Miloš Obilić ranks 125 out of 2,058. Before him are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Hamilcar Barca, Theodor Eicke, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Gaius Julius Caesar, and Ferdinand Schörner. After him are Akechi Mitsuhide, Stilicho, Muhammad bin Qasim, Semyon Timoshenko, Cimon, and Louis-Nicolas Davout.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Miloš Obilić ranks 4. Before him are Pope Boniface IX, John of Nepomuk, and Manuel II Palaiologos. After him are Malhun Hatun, Vincent Ferrer, Dmitry Donskoy, Madhava of Sangamagrama, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, John I of Aragon, Pierre d'Ailly, and Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 1389, Miloš Obilić ranks 5. Before him are Murad I, Hafez, Pope Urban VI, and Lazar of Serbia. After him are Dmitry Donskoy, U of Goryeo, Gülçiçek Hatun, Chang of Goryeo, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Hayam Wuruk, and Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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In Kosovo

Among people born in Kosovo, Miloš Obilić ranks 1 out of 7. After him are Ibrahim Rugova (1944), Đurađ Branković (1377), Elyesa Bazna (1904), Behgjet Pacolli (1951), Pjetër Bogdani (1630), Adem Demaçi (1936), Nexhmije Pagarusha (1933), David Albahari (1948), Albin Kurti (1975), Isa Mustafa (1951), and Dragan Tomić (1935).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Kosovo

Among military personnels born in Kosovo, Miloš Obilić ranks 1. After him are Elyesa Bazna (1904).

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