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Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia). Dobruja could sometimes be considered a third section due to its proximity and brief rule over it. Wallachia as a whole is sometimes referred to as Muntenia through identification with the larger of the two traditional sections.
The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (Romanian: Principatele Unite ale Moldovei și Țării Românești), [2] commonly called United Principalities or Wallachia and Moldavia, was the personal union of the Principality of Moldavia and the Principality of Wallachia.
The founding of Wallachia (Romanian: descălecatul Țării Românești), that is the establishment of the first independent Romanian principality, was achieved at the beginning of the 14th century, through the unification of smaller political units that had existed between the Carpathian Mountains, and the Rivers Danube, Siret and Milcov.
Administrative divisions of the Romanian United Principalities in 1864, five years after the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859.. The unification of Moldavia and Wallachia (Romanian: Unirea Moldovei și Țării Românești), [1] also known as the unification of the Romanian Principalities (Romanian: Unirea Principatelor Române) [2] or as the Little Union (Romanian: Mica Unire), [3 ...
Greater Wallachia (Muntenia), a region in Romania east of the Olt River; Little Wallachia (disambiguation) Lesser Wallachia (Oltenia), a region in Romania west of the Olt River Imperial Wallachia, the name used for Oltenia under Habsburg occupation (1718–1739) Moravian Wallachia (Valašsko in Czech), a region in the Beskid Mountains of Czechia
The term "Black Wallachia" (Romanian: Valahia Neagră), in Turkish Kara-Eflak, was another name found used for Moldova in the Ottoman period. [10]It derived from Bogdan I of Moldavia; in Ottoman Turkish usage his state was known as Kara-Bogdan (Romanian: Cara-bogdan) [11] and Bogdan-Eflak, "Bogdan's Wallachia".
Romania in the Early Modern Period began after the death of Michael the Brave, [1] who ruled in a personal union, Wallachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia – three principalities in the lands that now form Romania – in 1600.
Muntenia (Romanian pronunciation: [munˈteni.a], also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as Muntenia, Țara Românească, and the seldom used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian). [1]