Basarab I

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Basarab I was the early 14th-century voivode who established the independence and ruling dynasty of Wallachia, becoming its first recognized ruler.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of state
historical figure
medieval ruler
monarch
voivode
associatedWith Carpathian Mountains
Danube
surface form: Danube River
centuryOfActivity 14th century
conflict struggle for independence from Hungary
wars against the Kingdom of Hungary
continent Europe
countryRuled Wallachia
culture Romanian
dynastyFounded Basarab dynasty
ethnicContext Romanians
floruit early 14th century
givenName Basarab
governmentForm hereditary principality
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
languageOfCourt Old Romanian
languageOfDiplomacy Medieval Latin
Church Slavonic
surface form: Old Church Slavonic
legacy considered the founder of the medieval Wallachian state
eponym of the Basarab ruling family
notableEvent Battle of Posada
notableFor establishing the Basarab dynasty
founding the independent principality of Wallachia
securing Wallachian independence from the Kingdom of Hungary
opponent Charles I of Hungary
politicalAchievement creation of a hereditary ruling house in Wallachia
politicalStatus de facto independent ruler from Hungary
positionHeld Ruler of Wallachia
Prince of Wallachia
surface form: Voivode of Wallachia
predecessor senior Hungarian authority over Wallachia
regionRuled Balkans
Danubian Principalities
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
sovereigntyChange from Hungarian suzerainty to independent Wallachian rule
successor Nicolae Alexandru
successorState Wallachia
surface form: Principality of Wallachia
territorialDevelopment consolidation of Wallachian lands between the Carpathians and the Danube
title Lord of Wallachia
Voivode

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Wallachia foundedBy Basarab I
House of Basarab foundingRuler Basarab I
this entity surface form: Basarab I of Wallachia
House of Basarab namedAfter Basarab I
this entity surface form: Basarab I of Wallachia
House of Basarab notableMember Basarab I
this entity surface form: Basarab I of Wallachia
House of Dănești dynasticOrigin Basarab I
this entity surface form: Basarab I of Wallachia (founding ancestor of the Basarab family)