Emergence of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia

Name: Emergence of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia
Start: 1351
End: 1360

Type Event Region Balkans Time 1351–1360

In the 1350s two independent Romanian principalities emerged north of the Danube: Wallachia consolidated Basarab rule, while Bogdan I founded Moldavi…

Timeline

1351–1356Wallachia · RomaniaDescendants of Basarab I consolidated their rule over the Wallachian lands on the north bank of the Danube in the 1350s, maintaining an independent principality between the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Hungary and the remnants of Bulgarian power, laying the groundwork for Vladislav I's further expansion.
1359–1360Moldavia · MoldaviaBogdan I led his followers across the Carpathians into the Moldavian region, breaking away from Hungarian-controlled Magyar (Hungarian) lands and establishing the independent Principality of Moldavia. This event is regarded as the starting point of Moldavian state history.
1356–1360Eastern Carpathian foothills · RomaniaBy 1360, the two Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia had formed new political units between the Danube and the Carpathians, standing alongside Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman power, adding new actors to the power struggles along the Black Sea.

Sources

The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest — John V. A. Fine Jr. (1994)
Wallachia https://www.britannica.com/place/Wallachia