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Was a principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. It existed until 1859 but after 1574 was always a vassal or territory of other polities.
Establishment
January 1360: Bogdan of Cuhea, voivode fof the Wallachians, who had fallen out with the Hungarian king, crossed the Carpathians in 1359, took control of Moldavia, and succeeded in becoming thre first independent ruler of Moldavia.
Chronology
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Were a series of Wars between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.
1.1.Polish-Ottoman War (1485-1503)
Was a war between the Kingdom of Poland and the Ottoman Empire.
August 1497: In early August of 1497, the Polish-Lithuanian army, led by King John I Albert and his commander Jan Amor Tarnowski, crossed the Dniestr river, entering the Moldavia border region. This military occupation marked a significant expansion of Polish-Lithuanian influence in the area.
September 1497: The Polish army began the siege of Suceava.
October 1497: The Battle of the Cosmin Forest in 1497 saw the defeat of the Polish forces by Stephen III of Moldavia. The battle took place in the Moldavia border region, solidifying the territory under the control of the Principality of Moldavia.
Conquests and wars with Ottoman involvement during the rule of Suleiman I.
2.1.Moldavian-Ottoman War
Was a conflict between Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire.
January 1505: After 1504, Moldavia fell into decline and was forced to accept vassalage for the Porte.
2.1.1.Ottoman conquest of the Budjak fortress
Moldavia had to surrender Chilia (Kiliya) and Cetatea Albă (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi), the two main fortresses in the Budjak, to the Ottomans.
January 1485: Ottoman conquest of Chilia and Cetatea Albă, the two main fortresses in the Budjak.
January 1485: In 1484, the Ottomans managed to annex Chilia and Akkerman.
Expansion during the rule of Murad III in the Ottoman Empire.
January 1575: The Principality of Moldavia becomes a vassal of the Ottoman Empire.
January 1389: Władysław II Jagiełło, needing financial support for his battles against the Teutonic Knights, used the region of Pokuttya as a guarantee for a loan which he obtained from Petru II of Moldavia.
January 1392: Prince Petru of Moldavia expanded his rule southwards to the Danube Delta.
January 1393: Roman I conquered the Hungarian-ruled Cetatea Albă in 1392, giving Moldavia an outlet to the Black Sea.
January 1401: Mircea the Elder (the Voivode of Wallachia) defeated the Ottomans in several battles, including the Battle of Rovine in 1394, driving them away from Dobruja and briefly extending his rule to the Danube Delta, Dobruja and Silistra (c. 1400-1404).
January 1433: Hotin conquered by Poland-Lithuania.
January 1460: Hotin conquered by Principality of Moldavia.
January 1486: In 1485, King Casimir undertook an expedition into Moldavia after its seaports were overtaken by the Ottoman Turks.
January 1498: John I Albert of Poland invaded Moldavia in 1497.
January 1499: In 1498, Pokuttia was conquered by Stephen the Great, annexed and retained by Moldavia.
January 1573: Moldavia freed from Ottoman vassalage.
January 1573: The Khotyn area becomes part of Moldavia.
Disestablishment
January 1575: The Principality of Moldavia becomes a vassal of the Ottoman Empire.
Principality of Moldavia
