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Consolidation of Wallachian independence (1340s)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1341–1350

Wallachia (Țara Românească) under Basarab I achieved de facto independence after defeating Hungary at the Battle of Posada in 1330.…

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  1. 1341–1342Posada · WallachiaIn 1330 Basarab I dealt a heavy blow to the army of King Charles I of Hungary at the Posada pass, freeing Wallachia from the bonds of suzerainty; in the early 1340s the principality gradually established local administrative and military systems centered on the southern Carpathian foothills.
  2. 1343–1348Carpathian frontier · WallachiaAfter Louis I ascended the throne in 1342, Hungary attempted to regain control of Wallachia, and the two sides fought several battles along the Transylvanian and upper Danube frontiers; Basarab I maintained independence by relying on mountain defenses and the support of local nobles.
  3. 1348–1350Curtea de Argeș · WallachiaBy 1350 Wallachia had developed a tradition of a noble council centered on the voivode and had established ties with the Orthodox Church; though still caught between Hungary and the Golden Horde, the principality's independence had been recognized by its neighbors during the 1340s.

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