who was the last moldavian ruler of the Musatin dinasy? i doubt it was a 19th century one. Anonimu 13:44, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Alexandru a depus juramânt de credinta regelui Poloniei si lui Witold, la 25 martie 1400, la Brest în Polonia. Acesta a renuntat la Tara Sepenitului si la suma împrumutata de Vladislav Iagello de la Petru Musat.
http://www.e-referate.ro/referate/Domnia_lui_alexandru_cel_bun2005-03-18.html
Do you know how Moldavia gained Basarabia from Wallachia? And I see you removed the info about the first minted coins. Weren't there Moldavian coins under Bogdan I? -- Anittas 23:52, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
The river is in Suceava, not in Transylvania.-- MarioF 17:07, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I saw that it's in Suc. county when reading about Battle of Baia, but I thought it started somewhere in Transylvania and ended in Suceava. That's on the list of correction - for the next update. -- Anittas 17:09, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
The Principality of Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian ( Vlach) state founded in the 14th century by two noble Vlachs from Maramureş: Dragoş and Bogdan. Moldavia stretched its realm from north of the Transylvanian Carpathian Mountains, over the Prut river to the Dniester, reaching the most abuttal south to the Black Sea. The realm was squeezed between powerful neighbors: the Hungarian Empire to the west, the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania to the north-east, and Wallachia and the Ottoman Empire to the south. Tatars inhabited Crimea to the further east. Moldavia had to struggle for her survival as the local princes had to seek alliances with their more powerful neighbors. In the 15th century, Stephen the Great managed to defeat the Ottomans on several occasions, as well as repel Hungarian, Polish, and Tatar attacks. In the 16th century, the Ottomans annexed southern Bessarabia and in the 18th century, Russia annexed the eastern side of Moldavia. In 1859, the remaining Moldavia, under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, united with Wallachia and formed the United Principalaties of Moldavia and Wallachia. In 1862, the new state was recognized under the name of Romania.
The Stone Age saw the culture of Cucuteni rule over what would become, Southern Moldavia and what is now, Western Ukraine. In antiquity, the land was a part of the Dacian kingdom. The region was later invaded by several migratory people, such as Huns, Visigoths, Pechenegs, Cumans, and Tatars under the Golden Horde. The Brodnici, a possible Slavo-Romanian vassal state of Galicia, ruled over much of the territory in the early 13th century. On the border between Galicia and Brodnici, in the 11th century, a Viking by the name Rodfos, was killed by Vlachs, who supposedly betrayed him. In 1164, Andronicus I Comnenus, was taken prisoner by Vlach sheperds around the same border between Galicia and Brodnici. In 1247, a Franciscan monk, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, met a Vlach voivode, Olaha, who is thought to have ruled the lands of future Moldavia. In 1324, after the fall of the Cuman rule, Hungarian King Charles Robert of Anjou, sent Phynta de Mende on a military campaign, which was successful. In 1342 and 1345, the Hungarians were again victorious in a battle against Tatars. The Polish chronicler, Jan Długosz, mentioned Moldavians (as Wallachians) to have joined a military expedition in 1342, under King Władysław against Margraviate of Brandenburg. [1]
Moldova derives its name from a river near Suceava holding the same name. There are several theories regarding the etymology of the name:
See also Etymology of Moldova
The first foundation of Moldavia is attributed to Dragoş of Cuhea, a nobleman from Maramureş who was sent east to the Carpathian Mountains to build a defense line against the Tatars of the Golden Horde. He ruled for three years, between 1351 and 1353, and was succeeded by his sons: Sas (ruled 1354-1358) and Bâlc who ruled in 1359. That same year, another Vlach nobleman from Maramureş, Bogdan, invaded the land after having a querrel with the Hungarian King, and dispossed Bâlc from the throne. A decade later, he proclaimed Moldavian independence and with him started the Muşat dynasty that would last until 17th century. The Ottoman chronicles started to refer to Moldavia as Bogdan or Bogdania, in reference to the polity.
See also Dragoş and Bogdan I of Moldavia
In the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, the Moldavians would use light cavalry (Calaraşi) which used similar hit-and-run tactics as the Tatars. This gave them great mobility and also flexibility, in case they found it more suitable to dismount their horses and fight in hand-to-hand combat, as it happened in 1422, when 400 horsearchers were sent to aid Poland against the Teutonic Knights. The horseachers, when making eye-contact with the enemy, chose to withdraw to a nearby wood and camouflage themselves with leaves and branches; and when the enemy entered the wood, they were "showered with arrows" and defeated. [3] The heavy cavalry consisted of the nobility, namely, the boyars and their guards, the Viteji and the Curteni — the Court Cavalry. In times of war, the boyars (boier in Romanian) were obliged to supply the prince with troops accordingly to their possessions. Under the reign of Stephen the Great, all farmers and villagers had to bear arms. Stephen justified this by saying that "everyone has a duty to defend his fatherland". If someone was found without carrying a weapon, he was condemned to death. [4] Other troops consisted of professional foot soldiers (Lefegii), and the Plaiesi, who guarded the passes and were ready to ambush the enemy. Stephen reformed the army by promoting men from the free peasantry to infantry (Rāzeşti) — to make himself less dependent on the boyars — and introduced his army to fire-guns. In times of crises, The Small Host (Oastea Mică) — which consisted of around 10,000 men — stood ready to engage the enemy, while the Large Host (Oastea Mare) — which could reached up to 40,000 — had all the free peasantry older than 14, and strong enough to carry a sword or use the bow, recruited. This happened very rarely, as it was devastating for both economy and population growth. At the Battle of Vaslui, Stephen had to summon the Large Host and also recruit mercenary troops.
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who was the last moldavian ruler of the Musatin dinasy? i doubt it was a 19th century one. Anonimu 13:44, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Alexandru a depus juramânt de credinta regelui Poloniei si lui Witold, la 25 martie 1400, la Brest în Polonia. Acesta a renuntat la Tara Sepenitului si la suma împrumutata de Vladislav Iagello de la Petru Musat.
http://www.e-referate.ro/referate/Domnia_lui_alexandru_cel_bun2005-03-18.html
Do you know how Moldavia gained Basarabia from Wallachia? And I see you removed the info about the first minted coins. Weren't there Moldavian coins under Bogdan I? -- Anittas 23:52, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
The river is in Suceava, not in Transylvania.-- MarioF 17:07, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I saw that it's in Suc. county when reading about Battle of Baia, but I thought it started somewhere in Transylvania and ended in Suceava. That's on the list of correction - for the next update. -- Anittas 17:09, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
The Principality of Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian ( Vlach) state founded in the 14th century by two noble Vlachs from Maramureş: Dragoş and Bogdan. Moldavia stretched its realm from north of the Transylvanian Carpathian Mountains, over the Prut river to the Dniester, reaching the most abuttal south to the Black Sea. The realm was squeezed between powerful neighbors: the Hungarian Empire to the west, the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania to the north-east, and Wallachia and the Ottoman Empire to the south. Tatars inhabited Crimea to the further east. Moldavia had to struggle for her survival as the local princes had to seek alliances with their more powerful neighbors. In the 15th century, Stephen the Great managed to defeat the Ottomans on several occasions, as well as repel Hungarian, Polish, and Tatar attacks. In the 16th century, the Ottomans annexed southern Bessarabia and in the 18th century, Russia annexed the eastern side of Moldavia. In 1859, the remaining Moldavia, under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, united with Wallachia and formed the United Principalaties of Moldavia and Wallachia. In 1862, the new state was recognized under the name of Romania.
The Stone Age saw the culture of Cucuteni rule over what would become, Southern Moldavia and what is now, Western Ukraine. In antiquity, the land was a part of the Dacian kingdom. The region was later invaded by several migratory people, such as Huns, Visigoths, Pechenegs, Cumans, and Tatars under the Golden Horde. The Brodnici, a possible Slavo-Romanian vassal state of Galicia, ruled over much of the territory in the early 13th century. On the border between Galicia and Brodnici, in the 11th century, a Viking by the name Rodfos, was killed by Vlachs, who supposedly betrayed him. In 1164, Andronicus I Comnenus, was taken prisoner by Vlach sheperds around the same border between Galicia and Brodnici. In 1247, a Franciscan monk, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, met a Vlach voivode, Olaha, who is thought to have ruled the lands of future Moldavia. In 1324, after the fall of the Cuman rule, Hungarian King Charles Robert of Anjou, sent Phynta de Mende on a military campaign, which was successful. In 1342 and 1345, the Hungarians were again victorious in a battle against Tatars. The Polish chronicler, Jan Długosz, mentioned Moldavians (as Wallachians) to have joined a military expedition in 1342, under King Władysław against Margraviate of Brandenburg. [1]
Moldova derives its name from a river near Suceava holding the same name. There are several theories regarding the etymology of the name:
See also Etymology of Moldova
The first foundation of Moldavia is attributed to Dragoş of Cuhea, a nobleman from Maramureş who was sent east to the Carpathian Mountains to build a defense line against the Tatars of the Golden Horde. He ruled for three years, between 1351 and 1353, and was succeeded by his sons: Sas (ruled 1354-1358) and Bâlc who ruled in 1359. That same year, another Vlach nobleman from Maramureş, Bogdan, invaded the land after having a querrel with the Hungarian King, and dispossed Bâlc from the throne. A decade later, he proclaimed Moldavian independence and with him started the Muşat dynasty that would last until 17th century. The Ottoman chronicles started to refer to Moldavia as Bogdan or Bogdania, in reference to the polity.
See also Dragoş and Bogdan I of Moldavia
In the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, the Moldavians would use light cavalry (Calaraşi) which used similar hit-and-run tactics as the Tatars. This gave them great mobility and also flexibility, in case they found it more suitable to dismount their horses and fight in hand-to-hand combat, as it happened in 1422, when 400 horsearchers were sent to aid Poland against the Teutonic Knights. The horseachers, when making eye-contact with the enemy, chose to withdraw to a nearby wood and camouflage themselves with leaves and branches; and when the enemy entered the wood, they were "showered with arrows" and defeated. [3] The heavy cavalry consisted of the nobility, namely, the boyars and their guards, the Viteji and the Curteni — the Court Cavalry. In times of war, the boyars (boier in Romanian) were obliged to supply the prince with troops accordingly to their possessions. Under the reign of Stephen the Great, all farmers and villagers had to bear arms. Stephen justified this by saying that "everyone has a duty to defend his fatherland". If someone was found without carrying a weapon, he was condemned to death. [4] Other troops consisted of professional foot soldiers (Lefegii), and the Plaiesi, who guarded the passes and were ready to ambush the enemy. Stephen reformed the army by promoting men from the free peasantry to infantry (Rāzeşti) — to make himself less dependent on the boyars — and introduced his army to fire-guns. In times of crises, The Small Host (Oastea Mică) — which consisted of around 10,000 men — stood ready to engage the enemy, while the Large Host (Oastea Mare) — which could reached up to 40,000 — had all the free peasantry older than 14, and strong enough to carry a sword or use the bow, recruited. This happened very rarely, as it was devastating for both economy and population growth. At the Battle of Vaslui, Stephen had to summon the Large Host and also recruit mercenary troops.
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This article is a content fork (and POV fork?) of not one, but 6 different articles! Furthermore, this article was recreated from a redirect, and serves absolutely no purpose on its own. Dahn 18:05, 3 March 2007 (UTC)