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by deserted lands and the Tatars and their cattle roamed in the borderlands. Thereupon they asked Vladislav, the Hungarian king, to let them leave, and King Vladislav graciously assented. They left Maramureș, together with all their companions and with their wives and children, to cross the high mountains. Many trees were cut down and many cliffs were pushed aside, but they crossed the mountains and arrived at the place where Dragoș had killed the bison. They liked it and dismounted there. They chose an intelligent man named Dragoș of their number and appointed him to be their lord and voivode, and thus the country of Moldavia was founded by the will of God. —
1841: 1462: 1821: 1754:, who administered Galicia in the name of King Louis I of Hungary, gave shelter to one "Vlach voivode", named George, who had fled to Galicia because of the "unexpected treason of his people". According to Spinei, George Koriatovich died in 1375, which excludes his identification with "Voivode George". Spinei also says that George Koriatovich most probably ruled in southeastern Moldavia which had been liberated from Mongol rule. The first Moldavian silver and bronze coins were minted for Petru Mușat in 1377. 64: 598: 1099: 1680: 877: 531: 1609: 1352:, which was preserved in a Russian annals completed in 1505, King Vladislav of Hungary sent envoys to invite the "Old-Romans and the Romanians" to fight against the Mongols and afterwards he rewarded the "Old-Romans" with lands in Maramureș. Historians Ionel Cândea and Dumitru Țeicu identify this event with the battle of Hód Lake (1280), Cuman opponents being substituted in the chronicle by tartars. Historians Pavel Parasca and 1547:, they reached as far as the Moldova River where they killed the beast. They liked the place where they stopped and decided to settle on the banks of the river. Dragoș went back to Maramureș only to return with all his people "on the fringes of the lands where the Tatars roamed". Ritual huntings which end with the establishment of a state, a town or a people are popular elements of the folklore of various peoples of 1539:, the Vlachs came to Maramureș during the reign of King Vladislaus of Hungary to fight against the Mongols. This document represents Dragoș as one of the Romanians whom "King Vladislav" had granted estates in Maramureș. According to the various versions of the legend of his "dismounting", Dragoș left for a hunting, together with his retainers. While chasing an 1665:
a country". Although Küküllő stated that Bogdan was finally forced to accept Louis's suzerainty and to pay a yearly tribute to him, modern historians – including Denis Deletant, Tudor Sălăgean, Victor Spinei, and István Vásáry – agree that Bogdan could actually preserve the independence of Moldavia.
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hey returned home and spoke of the beauty of that country and of its rivers and springs to the other people so that to convince them to move there. The latter also liked the idea and decided to leave for the place where their companions were staying and to search for a new homeland. It was surrounded
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King Louis I of Hungary attempted to restore his rule in Moldavia, but the chronology of the military actions against Bogdan is uncertain. John of Küküllő wrote that Bogdan "was often battled against" by the army of Louis, but the "number of Vlachs inhabiting that land increased, transforming it into
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The dates on coins found in the area indicate the change of status of Moldavia from Mongolian rule to Vlach rule. The minting of Mongol coins continued in Orheiul Vechi until 1367 or 1368, showing that a "late Tatar state" survived in the southern region between the Prut and the Dniester. No Mongol
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warriors against the Mongols who had made raids in Transylvania. Lackfi and his army inflicted a crushing defeat upon a large Mongol army on 2 February 1345. The Székelys again invaded the "land of the Tatars" in 1346. According to both chronicles, the Mongols withdrew as far as the Dniester after
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in 1371, addressing his bull to "Lațcu, Duke of Moldavia". According to Sălăgean, the Holy See "consolidated the international status of Moldavia" by granting the title "duke" to Lațcu. On 14 March 1372, King Louis I of Hungary, who had also inherited Poland in 1370, signed a treaty with Emperor
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There was a smart and courageous man, Dragoș, among them. One day, he left with his companions for a hunt and they came across the footprints of a bison. Following it, they crossed the snowy mountains and arrived at a wonderful and even place where they spotted the bison. They killed it under a
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and a bath were also excavated. The local inhabitants used high quality ceramics (amphorae-like vessels, pitchers, mugs, jars and pots), similar to those found in other parts of the Golden Horde. The Mongols supported international commerce, which led to the formation of a "Mongol road" from
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Both Poland and Hungary took advantage of the decline of the Golden Horde by starting a new expansion in the 1340s. After a Hungarian army defeated the Mongols in 1345, new forts were built east of the Carpathians. Royal charters, chronicles and place names show that Hungarian and
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coins minted after 1368 or 1369 have been found in the region of the Dniester, showing that the Mongol rulers did not control the territory any more. Moldavia initially included a small territory between the Prut and Siret. Louis exempted the merchants of "
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colonists settled in the region. Dragoș took possession of the lands along the Moldova with the approval of King Louis I of Hungary, but the Vlachs rebelled against Louis's rule already in the late 1350s. Dragoș was succeeded by his son,
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Bogdan was succeeded by his son, Lațcu, around 1367. After Franciscan friars from Poland converted him to Catholicism, Lațcu initiated the establishment of a Roman Catholic diocese in Moldavia in 1370. His direct correspondence with the
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wrote of 48 years. Consequently, the date of the dismounting is debated by modern historians. For instance, Dennis Deletant says that Dragoș came to Moldavia soon after the establishment of the Diocese of Milkovia in 1347.
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The new state derived its name from the Moldova River. In Latin and Slavic documents, it was mentioned as "Moldova", "Moldava" or "Moldavia". On the other hand, the Byzantines, who regarded it as a new
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in 1407, which starts with "Bogdan Voivode". Bogdan, who had been the voivode of the Vlachs in Maramureș, gathered the Vlachs in that district and "secretly passed into Moldavia", according to
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in the early 1360s, enabled Bogdan to come to Moldavia and expel Balc in 1363. Sălăgean says that it was only in 1365 that Bogdan seized power in Moldavia with the assistance of local Vlachs.
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the Almighty, Voivode of Moldavia and her to the entire Vlach country from the mountains to the shores of the sea" on 30 March 1392. After years of negotiations, the Ecumenical Patriarch,
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hey asked King Vladislav not to force them to adopt the Latin faith, but to let them keep their own Christian faith according to the Greek rite and to grant them a place to stay. King
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which gives 1352 as the date. However, the same chronicles add various years when determining the period between Dragoș's arrival to Moldavia and the first year of the reign of
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In addition to the dominant Turkic population, medieval chronicles and documents mention other peoples who lived between the Carpathians and the Dniester, including the
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river. It existed until 1859, when it united with Wallachia as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, the state included the regions of
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Archaeological finds—kilns to produce pottery and furnaces to puddle iron ore—identify towns that were important economic centers of the Golden Horde. At
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and Tisa at a place called Crij. The Old-Romans gathered and settled there. They married Hungarian women and led them into their own Christian
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and defeating the Ulagh peoples" during the Mongol invasion of 1241. His narrative shows that the "Quara-Ulagh," or Black Vlachs, lived in the
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sent envoys to the Old-Romans and the Romanians. Thereupon we, Romanians joined forces with the Old-Romans and came to Hungary to help King
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This article is about the founding of the medieval Principality of Moldavia. For the establishment of the modern Republic of Moldova, see
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on the Black See, two Genoese envoys were sent to "Constantino et Petro vayvoda" in 1386. Historians identified Voivode Constantino with
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Before long, the decisive battle was fought between the Hungarian king, Vladislav, and the Tatar prince, Neymet, along the banks of the
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In the time of King Vladislav, the Tatars led by their prince, Neymet advanced from the waters of the Prut and the Moldova against the
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refused to acknowledge their consecration. Petru Mușat expanded his authority as far as the Danube and the Black Sea. His successor,
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Most early Moldavian chronicles begin their lists of the rulers of Moldavia with Dragoș and state that he was succeeded by his son,
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or "dismounting". It was during this hunting trip that he judged the region to be more attractive for his people than the Land of
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The dating of Bogdan's departure from Maramureș is uncertain. His estates there were confiscated and granted to the son of Sas,
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Vladislav, the Hungarian king rejoiced over the divine assistance. He highly appreciated and rewarded the Old-Romans for their
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shows the existence of either local elites or armed peasant groups between the Carpathians and the upper courses of the
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Românii în Europa medievală (Între Orientul bizantin şi Occidentul latin). Studii în onoarea profesorului Victor Spinei
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which was set up around 1050 contains the earliest reference to Romanians living east of the Carpathians. It refers to
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and other historians identify the duke as a Vlach ruler, because his name is similar to the Hungarian word for Vlach (
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The earliest contemporary reference to Romanians in Maramureș was recorded in a royal charter in 1326. In that year,
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willow and feasted on it. Then God brought the idea to his mind that he should find a new homeland and settle
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of the Mongols, met a "Duke Olaha" who "was leaving with" his retinue to the Mongols in 1247. Victor Spinei,
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The Romanians and the Turkic Nomads North of the Danube Delta from the Tenth to the Mid-Thirteenth century
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The "dismounting" by Dragoș took place in 1359, according to most Moldavian chronicles. Except that the
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The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck (His journey to the court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253–1255)
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The Carpatho-Danubian-Pontic Space in 1359 AD, another date proposed for the founding of Moldavia by
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territory" south of the Lower Danube, showing that he identified it with the northern regions of the
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Impression of Bogdan I, the 15th-century founder of Moldavia, by Pierre Auguste Bellet (1865–1924)
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who reigned between 1270 and 1290. With the disintegration of the Golden Horde after the death of
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Moldavia emerged as a "defensive border province" of the Kingdom of Hungary. A version of
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in 1341, both Poland and Hungary started to expand towards the steppe zone in the 1340s.
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in Romania) in the "district of Maramureș" to a Vlach noble, Stanislau. According to the
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Cross, Samuel Hazard (Translator); Sherbowitz-Wetzor, Olgerd P. (Co-translator) (1953).
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shows that he wanted to demonstrate the independence of Moldavia. Upon Lațcu's request,
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invaded the Principality of Galicia already in 1340. Two 14th-century chronicles—one by
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started to expand their authority over parts of the territory from around 1150, but the
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their defeats. Archaeological research shows that forts were erected at Baia, Siret,
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Charles IV who acknowledged Louis's rights in many lands, including Moldavia.
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under Polish suzerainty—to be voivode, but later poisoned him. In late 1377,
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half of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern side belongs to the
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The Principality of Moldavia, grew to include the territory between the
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along the Dniester. Almost 5000 Mongol coins from the first half of the
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The Christian East and the Rise of the Papacy: The Church, 1071–1453 AD
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The Carpatho-Danubian-Pontic Space in 1345 AD, after the foundation of
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in the Kingdom of Hungary, where they were then living. One theory by
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have been excavated in the same region. At the mouth of the Dniester,
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ethnic groups (known as Vlachs in the Middle Ages) had survived the
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suggests that the Land of Maramureș was one of the "Romanias" where
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in the 830s, the local inhabitants fortified their settlements with
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At Europe's Borders: Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities
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A competing group, the Magyars, left the Pontic steppes for the
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According to a record in the register of the Genoese colony in
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Arrival of Dragoș in Moldavia and his "dismounting" there
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that have been found together with agricultural tools at
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Al-Dīn, Rashīd; Boyle, John Andrew (Translator) (1971).
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and the Lithuanians' victory over the Tatars in the
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Index

Foundation of Moldavia
Declaration of Independence of Moldova
a series
History of Romania
Coat of arms of Romania
Prehistory
Cucuteni–Trypillia culture
Hamangia culture
Bronze Age in Romania
Prehistory of Transylvania
Antiquity
Dacia
Dacian Wars
Roman Dacia
Origin of the Romanians
Middle Ages
Early
History of Transylvania
Banat in the Middle Ages
First Bulgarian Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire
Voivodeship of Maramureș
Founding of Wallachia
Founding of Moldavia
Rumelia Eyalet
Early Modern Times
Silistra Eyalet
Principality of Transylvania
Eyalet of Temesvar
Varat Eyalet

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