Basarab Tepelus cel Tânar
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Basarab IV cel Tânăr also known as Ţepeluş ("the little Impaler"), son of Basarab II
, was domnitor
of the principality
of Wallachia
, between the years 1477–1481, and again from 1481 to 1482. Curiously, and symbolically of the unstable political climate of medieval Wallachia, despite the fact that he was removed from his position in 1481, and replaced the same year, two other men were granted the title Prince of Wallachia between his two reigns.
In 1479 he was forced by Ali Kodsha to take part on the Ottoman campaign against Transylvania
, where he faced his arch-rival uncle Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân
who had been living in Transylvania since 1477, having been ousted from the throne of Wallachia, by cel Tânăr. Basarab IV brought approx.: 2,000 infantry to the campaign, but was defeated in the Battle of Breadfield
.
Basarab II
Basarab II was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia , and the son of former Wallachian ruler Dan II of Wallachia. Basarab II ruled during a turbulent time in Wallachia, now part of present day Romania, with his rule falling between that of the father and son rule of Vlad Dracul and Mircea II...
, was domnitor
Domnitor
Domnitor was the official title of the ruler of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859 and 1866....
of the principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, between the years 1477–1481, and again from 1481 to 1482. Curiously, and symbolically of the unstable political climate of medieval Wallachia, despite the fact that he was removed from his position in 1481, and replaced the same year, two other men were granted the title Prince of Wallachia between his two reigns.
In 1479 he was forced by Ali Kodsha to take part on the Ottoman campaign against Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, where he faced his arch-rival uncle Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân
Basarab Laiota cel Batrân
Basarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four...
who had been living in Transylvania since 1477, having been ousted from the throne of Wallachia, by cel Tânăr. Basarab IV brought approx.: 2,000 infantry to the campaign, but was defeated in the Battle of Breadfield
Battle of Breadfield
The Battle of Breadfield was the most tremendous conflict fought in Transylvania up to that time in the Hungarian-Turkish Wars taking place on October 13, 1479, on the Breadfield Zsibód near the Maros River...
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