Ottoman Kosovo

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Kosovo was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1455 to 1912, originally as part of the eyalet of Rumelia, and from 1864 as a separate Kosovo vilayet.

During this period several administrative districts (known as sanjaks ("banners" or districts) each ruled by a sanjakbey (roughly equivalent to "district lord") have included parts of the territory as parts of their territories.