The town was in Greek hands for some time again, then, in 1185, it came under Serbian control, but not for long.
Under the draft peace plan, Serbian control over Kosovo would effectively end.
At this time, the area under Serbian control was relatively large, although the majority of the region was hilly and forested with poor infrastructure.
By 1208, all Kosovo was under Serbian control.
Croatian officials are worried that continued Serbian control over the region will lead to a de facto partition of their country.
Serbs were nearly 90 percent of the population before war first broke out in 1991, leading to rebel Serbian control here.
Serbian control of Kosovo is threatened by the Albanians who want independence.
Their departure will effectively end Serbian control over the province, considered to be Serbia's cultural and historical cradle.
They cross the main roads, which are under nominal Serbian control, at night.
The highest estimated number of casualties during the occupation in all the areas under Serbian control was about 120,000 Albanians.