Kninska Krajina

Kninska Krajina (Serbian Cyrillic: Книнска Крајина) is a geographical and historical region in Dalmatian Hinterland in Croatia, centered around the town of Knin.

Knin itself was first mentioned by Byzantine Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus (r. 913–959) as the centre of a parish under Croatian rule.

[citation needed] In the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire occupied the area resulting in most of the native population fleeing the region.

It was largely abandoned and devastated as the Ottoman army advanced towards the north and west.

In 1995, the Croatian army retook the region in Operation Storm, and the majority of the Serb population was ethnically cleansed or was displaced.