MIRCEA THE ELDER, RULER OF WALLACHIA, DIPLOMAT AND MILITARY LEADER
MIRCEA THE ELDER, RULER OF WALLACHIA, DIPLOMAT AND MILITARY LEADER
Author(s): Benoni ANDRONICSubject(s): Military history
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: Ottoman campaigns; Wallachia; Akinci; robbery raids; the expedition of Mircea the Elders' army;
Summary/Abstract: The author of the article, based on the information provided by several historical sources (Ottoman, Bulgarian and Serbian chronicles), as well as the interpretations formulated in some researches (articles, written works, etc.) of the historians, and not only, over time, tries to bring to the readers' attention the approach of diplomacy and a military expedition of the Wallachia ruler, Mircea the Elder, beyond the northern border of the Ottoman Empire, located on the southern shore of the Danube River. The article is research, on some events from the time of Mircea's reign, between 1389-1394, without claiming of trying to clarify details which are not yet known, even if the research will not be in agreement with some of the historical researchers.
Journal: Annals – Series on Military Sciences
- Issue Year: 12/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 139-160
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
