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Bogdan I
Bogdan I

Bogdan of Cuhea (or Bogdan-Vodă; Bogdan I of Moldavia) is the second founding-figure of the Principality of Moldavia, ruling between 1359 and 1365. He was previously an ethnic Romanian nobleman and Voivode of Maramureş. He left Maramureş after a quarrel with Hungarian King, Louis the Great, entered Moldavia, and disposed the then-voivode of Moldavia, Prince Bâlc, grandson of Dragoş. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (618x620, 66 KB) Summary Painting Bogdan I by Pierre Bellet from Museum from Alba Iulia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (618x620, 66 KB) Summary Painting Bogdan I by Pierre Bellet from Museum from Alba Iulia. ... Prince Albert of Monaco on the left represents a principality where he wields administrative authority. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Orhan I (1326-1359) to Murad I (1359-1389) Berlin joins the Hanseatic League. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ... An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ... For the heavy metal music band see Voivod (band). ... MaramureÅŸ (Hungarian: Máramaros) is a county (judeÅ£) in the MaramureÅŸ region, northern Romania, in the North of Transylvania with the capital city at Baia Mare (population: 149,735). ... Louis the Great Louis I (the Great), I. (Nagy) Lajos, Ludwik WÄ™gierski (1326 - 1382) became king of Hungary in 1342 at the death of his father. ... Bâlc (or Balc) was a Voivode ruling over the lands of what was to become Moldavia in 1359, succeeding his father, Sas, the son of the first ruler of the country. ... DragoÅŸ was the first Romanian voevode ruling over the lands of Moldavia (ruled between 1351-1353). ...


The Ottoman chronicles started to refer to Moldavia as Bogdan or Bogdania in reference to the polity. During his reign, the first Moldovian coins were minted, bearing the inscription: Moneda Moldaviae-Bogdan Waiwo(da). Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Sogut (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty... Most often, Chronicles refers to the biblical Books of Chronicles. ... Polity is a general term that refers to political organization of a group. ...


Unlike his deposed predecessors, who had been close to the Hungarian Crown, he reshaped Moldavia's position and secured her independence a decade after he seized the throne. He successfully resisted Hungarian and Polish ambitions whilst confronting Mongol rule to the east (see Golden Horde). This article refers to the medieval Turkic state. ...

Preceded by:
Bâlc
Prince/Voivode of Moldavia
1359 - 1365
Succeeded by:
Laţcu

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Moldavia west of Prut river united with Wallachia in 1859 as the principality of Romania.
The parts of Moldavia situated East of Prut were occupied by Russia in 1812 and named Bessarabia, united with Romania in 1918, was reoccupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, recovered by Romania in 1941, reoccupied by the Soviet Union in 1944 and transformed into Moldavian SSR, and in 1991 declared independence as Moldova Republic.
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Bogdan I of Moldavia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (240 words)
Bogdan of Cuhea (or Bogdan-Vodă; Bogdan I of Moldavia) is the second founding-figure of the Principality of Moldavia, ruling between 1359 and 1365.
In 1350, King Louis of Hungary entrusted Bogdan with land to the east of the Carpathians.
In 1359, however, Bogdan rebelled against Hungarian authority and crossed the mountains together with his followers, disposing of the then-voivode of Moldavia, Prince Bâlc, grandson of Dragoş.
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