We come across such notifications at Abbot of Diokle from the second half of XII century, notifying that Rasha or Serbia extended until Arbëria (read: region of present day Llap)12. As part of Arbëria (Albania), we come across Kosova in French chronicler of XIV century Philip de Mesier, who proves that the Battle of Kosova took place in the part of Arbëria (Albania).13 We read more or less same opinions in the volumes of Annals of Forli (Italy), from the XV century. Also according to the French traveloguer of the XV century, B. de la Broquere, the overwhelming part of Kosova was included within the concept of Arbëria (Albania).14 We come such notifications also in the Austrian, Italian and Ottoman documents of the XVI-XVIII centuries, such as notifications “Prishtina is located in Arbëria (Albania)“, “Prizren, the capital of Arbëria (Albania)”, “Peja and Shkupi are included in Arbëria (Albania)“. Pjetër Bogdani was qualified „Archbishop of Arbëria (Albania)”, etc.15 During the Austro-Ottoman wars, the largest part of Kosova and Dukagjini Plain was on the side of Austrian army. Hence, in November 1689, when the Austrian entered Prishtina, they were welcomed by 5000 Albanian insurgents, whilst in Prizren by another 6000 Albanian insurgents. Here the Austrian forces commander, general Piccolomini, conducted negotiations with the heads of insurgents, with the Archbishop of Shkup, Pjetër Bogdani.
Equivalently to the concept of Kosova a part of Arbëria or Albania, the documents of that time prove also about Kosova within the concept of Epirus. Such are the notifications: “Has, not very far from Prizren, a province in Epirus”, “Piccolomini came to Prishtina to conduct earlier started negotiations with the Epirots “, “Peja, in Epirus“ (“Ipek liegt in Epirus/Peja lies in Epirus“), “Prizren (lies) in Epirus”, „Shkup (lies) in Epirus“, etc.16. In addition to concepts of Kosova as part of Arbëria and of Epir, we come across Kosova in various documents as a broader concept, such as the news about the First and the Second Battle of Kosova (1389, 1448), the letter exchange of Ragusan chancellery from 1474, the news that came from Kosova to Florence during the Austrian-Ottoman War 1683-1699.
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