Research Article

Power Struggle in the North of the Danube: Matei Basarab’s Struggles in the Wallachia (1632-1654)

Number: 8 June 29, 2022
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Power Struggle in the North of the Danube: Matei Basarab’s Struggles in the Wallachia (1632-1654)

Abstract

With the assasination of the Wallachian Voivode Michael turned the political balances in Wallachia in favor of the Ottoman Empire. However intervention of the Habsburgs to Wallachian government through Radu Şerban changed the balance of power in the region. Power struggle started again in Wallachia ended with the election of Radu Mihnea as a voivod of Wallachia. The voivods who served in Wallachia from Radu Mihnea till the second quarter of the 17th century acquired this position by paying high sums. Matei Basarab came to power after the pro-Greek voivodes with the support of Transilyvanian Prince I. Gheorghe Rákóczy and Abaza Mehmed Pasha. In this respect, he acted together with Transilyvanian Principality in foreign policy and he did not hesitate to form an alliance against Ottoman Empire. On the other hand, he had to struggle with Vasile Lupu who acted with his passion for voivodeship. During this period, Wallachian area witnessed many struggles between Matei Basarab and Vasile Lupu. Matei Basarab was able to survive in these struggles thanks to Transilyvanian Prince I. Gheorghe Rákóczy’s military support. As a matter of fact, When Vasile Lupu was planing to organize an expedition on Wallachia, appeared a group of boyars led by Gheorghe Ştefan in Moldavia, turned all his plans upside down. Vasile Lupu’s rivals taking advantage of this, they sent G. Ştefan to Moldavia and made him as a voivode. However Vasile Lupu help of his son in law, Timus, he distracted the rebels away. Finally his attact against Matei Basarab whom he held responsible all this, prepared his end in Moldavia.

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 29, 2022

Submission Date

February 20, 2022

Acceptance Date

May 29, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Number: 8

APA
Heper, Y. (2022). Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654). Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies, 8, 11-38. https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU
AMA
1.Heper Y. Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654). BALKAR. 2022;(8):11-38. https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU
Chicago
Heper, Yusuf. 2022. “Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654)”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies, nos. 8: 11-38. https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU.
EndNote
Heper Y (June 1, 2022) Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654). Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies 8 11–38.
IEEE
[1]Y. Heper, “Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654)”, BALKAR, no. 8, pp. 11–38, June 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU
ISNAD
Heper, Yusuf. “Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654)”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies. 8 (June 1, 2022): 11-38. https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU.
JAMA
1.Heper Y. Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654). BALKAR. 2022;:11–38.
MLA
Heper, Yusuf. “Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654)”. Journal of Balkan and Black Sea Studies, no. 8, June 2022, pp. 11-38, https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Heper. Tuna’nın Kuzeyinde İktidar Kavgası: Matei Basarab’ın Eflak’ta Giriştiği Mücadeleler (1632-1654). BALKAR [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 1;(8):11-38. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA74AF94NU