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Mircea the Elder

Type Figure Region Wallachia Time c. 1355–1418 Also known as 老米尔恰、Mircea cel Bătrân、Mircea the Elder

Mircea the Elder (c. 1355–1418) was Voivode of Wallachia, reigning over forty years and an important political figure in southeastern Europe in the 1…

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  1. 1386–1390Târgoviște · RomaniaAfter acceding in 1386 he reformed internal affairs, strengthened centralization, and established an alliance with King Sigismund of Hungary, securing external support against Ottoman expansion.
  2. 1394–1395Rovine · RomaniaIn 1394 Bayezid invaded Wallachia, and Mircea met him with a Wallachian-Hungarian allied force on the Rovine plain. Historical sources disagree on the battle's outcome, but the Ottomans failed to fully conquer Wallachia, and Mircea subsequently recovered control over most of his territory.
  3. 1396–1418Bucharest · RomaniaAfter the failure of the Crusade of Nicopolis, Mircea maintained a delicate balance between Hungary and the Ottomans, sometimes paying tribute, sometimes resisting. In the 1400s he continued to expand churches and fortresses, and when he died in 1418 Wallachia still retained considerable autonomy.

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