Original sentence: After the Ottoman conquest, most of the Hungarian population fled from the area, and and Serb colonists occupied the territory.After the mass murders and ethnic cleansing of the area the 1953 census, recorded larger percent of Serbs than that of the Hungarians.Census from 1931 recorded in Yugoslav Bačka that Hungarians were single largest ethnic group in the area.During the Habsburg rule, in the 18th and 19th century, many Hungarian, German, and other (Slovak, Rusyn, etc) and large number of Serb colonists came to the area, which thus became ethnically mixed with population composed mostly of Serbs, Hungarians, and Germans.In the first half of 19th century, the largest ethnic group in the area were Serbs, and since the second half of the century, the largest group were Hungarians, although the population of the region remained ethnically mixed.This was also thanks to large sclale modern day colonization by Serbs
Edited sentence: After the Ottoman conquest, most of the Hungarian population fled from the area, and since then, the region was mainly populated by Serbs.Census from 1931 recorded in Yugoslav Bačka larger percent of South Slavs (Serbs and Croats) than that of the Hungarians.During the Habsburg rule, in the 18th and 19th century, many Hungarian, German, and other (Slovak, Rusyn, etc) colonists came to the area, which thus became ethnically mixed with population composed mostly of Serbs, Hungarians, and Germans.However, if Serbs and Croats are counted separatelly, then Hungarians were single largest ethnic group in the area until census from 1953, which recorded larger percent of Serbs than that of the Hungarians.The native Slavic population was mostly magyarized during Hungarian rule.Until the middle of the 19th century, the largest ethnic group in the area were Serbs, and since the second half of the century, the largest group were Hungarians, although the population of the region remained ethnically mixed