▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pri št ina . ▁Both ▁Laz ar ▁and ▁Sultan ▁Mur ad ▁I ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁The ▁battle ▁most ▁likely ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁st alem ate , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁Ser bia ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁prosper ity ▁under ▁desp ot ▁Stefan ▁Laz are vić ▁and ▁resist ed ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁until ▁ 1 4 5 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁modern ▁period ▁ ▁The ▁Ser bs ▁had ▁taken ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁and ▁also ▁organized ▁u pr is ings ; ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁they ▁suffered ▁per sec ution ▁and ▁their ▁territ ories ▁were ▁dev ast ated ▁– ▁major ▁migr ations ▁from ▁Ser bia ▁into ▁H abs burg ▁territory ▁en su ed . ▁After ▁al lied ▁Christian ▁forces ▁had ▁captured ▁B uda ▁from ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 6 ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Turkish ▁War , ▁Ser bs ▁from ▁P annon ian ▁P lain ▁( present - day ▁Hung ary , ▁S lav onia ▁region ▁in ▁present - day ▁Cro atia , ▁Ba čka ▁and ▁Ban at ▁regions ▁in ▁present - day ▁Ser bia ) ▁joined ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy ▁as ▁separate ▁units ▁known ▁as ▁Ser bian ▁Milit ia . ▁Ser bs , ▁as ▁volunte ers , ▁mass ively ▁joined ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁side . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁who ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam ▁occupied ▁high - ran king ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁Ott