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Wallachia
The principality the Basarabs founded, between the Carpathians and the Danube.
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History
The Founding of Wallachia
How a voivode from south of the Carpathians defied a king, won a mountain battle, and founded a principality that endured for five hundred years.
Origins
From frontier lords to founding princes
In the early 14th century the lands between the Carpathians and the Danube were united under a single voivode — Basarab I, the dynasty's founder.
Timeline
The rise of the House
- 1
c. 1310 — Basarab I unites Wallachia
Basarab I brings the lands south of the Carpathians under one voivode, ruling from the Argeș valley.
- 2
1330 — The Battle of Posada
Basarab ambushes and destroys the army of Charles I of Hungary in a mountain pass, securing de facto independence.
- 3
1352 — The princely church at Curtea de Argeș
The dynasty's church is raised at its capital, becoming the royal necropolis of the Basarab line.
- 4
1386–1418 — Mircea the Elder
Under Mircea I, Wallachia reaches its greatest extent — before the Dănești and Drăculești branches begin to contest the throne.
The Seat of the Dynasty
Curtea de Argeș
The Basarabs raised their first capital on the Argeș river. Its princely church became the necropolis of the dynasty — the resting place of Basarab I's heirs and the spiritual heart of early Wallachia.
See the heraldry“Basarab I broke the Angevin army at Posada in 1330 — and with that victory Wallachia stood as a principality in its own right.”
The Lands of Basarab
Where the dynasty ruled
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