Kosovo Field is a former battlefield northwest from Priština that was the site of the Battle of Kosovo (1389) between the Serbian and Ottoman armies. After this field, entire Kosovo was named, and in turn the entire Kosovo Vilayet and modern Kosovo. The modern city of Kosovo Polje is also named after the field.Serbian ruler Stefan Lazarević (1389–1427) erected a marble column with inscriptions on the field, in memory of his father.