Battle of Kosovo (1448) - Aftermath

Aftermath

This battle demonstrated that the Janissary corps, even if their lines were broken through, would not run away from the field if defending the Sultan himself. Otherwise, one major defeat of the Turkish army could have caused only a short turmoil - it would have needed several defeats in a series to break the power of the Ottomans.

The Christian Balkan states were unable to resist the Ottomans after this defeat, eventually falling under control of the Ottoman Empire. After the battle Hunyadi was captured by Brankovic, who didn't release him until a ransom of 100,000 florins, the return of the domains that Hunyadi had revocated from Brankovic and the engagement of Hunyadi's heir to Brankovic's daughter were agreed upon. For the remainder of his reign Hunyadi successfully defended the Kingdom of Hungary against the Ottoman campaigns. Skanderbeg also successfully continued his resistance in Albania until his death in 1468, 10 years later the country fell under full Ottoman control.