1314–1353

The Bosnian kingdom emerges.

1325
Under the leadership of Stephen Kotromanic, Bosnia acquires the principality of Hum, later called Herzegovina.

1353–1391
Tvrtko I reigns in Bosnia during the high point of the medieval Bosnian kingdom, which, after 1377, includes much of Serbia.

1389

Turks from the Ottoman Empire push west into the Balkans, defeating a united Balkan force in the Battle of Kosovo.

1398

Turks invade Bosnia.

1463

The Ottomans conquer Bosnia.

1500s–1800s

Turkish rule prevails in Bosnia and the entire Balkan region, except for Slovenia and Croatia, which are under the control of Hungary and Austria.

1878

The Austro-Hungarian Empire conquers Bosnia; the Treaties of San Stefan and Berlin recognize Serbia as an independent kingdom.

1914

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated by a Serbian, initiating the First World War.

1918

The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires dissolve at the end of World War I; the first Yugoslav state is formed under the Serbian Karadjordjevic dynasty...