class="apple-converted-space"> First Bulgarian Empire
in the 9th century to be conquered
again by the Byzantium. The region came shortly under the rule of the
short-lived
Principality of Prilep of
Prince
Marko
(r. 1371 - 1395), a
successor state of the
Serbian
Empire
(1346–1371) where the
father of Župan
Vukašin
Mrnjavčević
(co-ruler of King
Stefan Uroš V) held the region. The
principality and region came under
Ottoman
Turkish
rule in 1395.
Ottoman
rule
In 19th century, Kruševo
grew as a commercial center with connections throughout the Balkans and beyond.
Local merchants such as the Nitsiotas brothers and five other companies were
active in Vienna
