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===Troop deployment=== [[File:Battle of Kosovo, disposition of troops.svg|thumb|upright=1|right|Troop disposition]] Serbian forces assembled at [[Kosovo field|Kosovo Field]] approximately 3 miles northwest of [[Pristina]]. Prince Lazar led the Serb center, [[Vuk Branković|Branković]] took command of the right, and [[Vlatko Vuković|Vuković]] commanded the left, which also included the foreign contingents.{{sfn|Malcolm|1998|p=64}} The formidable Serb cavalry took their place at the forefront, with lighter cavalry armed with bows positioned on the flanks.<ref name="Tucker" /> Murad led the Ottoman center, entrusting his younger son Bayezid and his commander Evrenoz with the European troops on the right wing; Murad's other son, Yakub, led the Anatolian troops on the left.{{sfn|Malcolm|1998|p=64}}<ref name="Tucker">{{Cite book |last=Tucker |first=Spencer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wHpVn68GCogC&pg=PA138 |title=Battles that Changed History: An Encyclopedia of World Conflict |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2010 |isbn=9781598844290 |page=138}}</ref> The wings were fortified with around 1,000 [[Archery|archers]], while the [[Janissary|Janissaries]] held the central position, supported by Murad and his cavalry guard standing behind them.<ref name="Tucker" /> Ottoman sources claim that Murat also placed camels in front to scare the Serbian cavalry.{{sfn|Malcolm|1998|p=64}} One of the Ottoman commanders was [[Pasha Yiğit Bey]].<ref name="ÇelebiŠabanović1996">{{Cite book |last1=Çelebi |first1=Evliya |author-link=Evliya Çelebi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=029pAAAAMAAJ |title=Putopisi: odlomci o jugoslovenskim zemljama |last2=Šabanović |first2=Hazim |publisher=Sarajevo-Publishing |year=1996 |page=280 |language=bs |quote=Paša Jigit- -beg, koji se prvi put pominje kao jedan između turskih komandanata u kosovskoj bici. |access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>
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