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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 5191362, member: 89314&quot;]Another Romanian for [USER=103058]@PaulTudor[/USER], a small coin from Stefan the Great&#039;s son and successor, when things in Moldavia started to go downhill.&nbsp; This post is really only for eccentrics who like very obscure rulers and their coins. This gros is not in great condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>MOLDAVIA&nbsp; Bogdan III the Blind&nbsp; Gros n.d.(1504-17)&nbsp; Type I</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1510 Moldavia suffered two major Tatar devastations (they are alleged to have carried away 74,000 as slaves) and in 1511 the Tatars occupied most of the country. The events forced Poland, still recovering from its own Tatar invasion of 1506, to send troops as aid, helping Bogdan regain his lands after a victory in May 1512.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1514, in order to block the Tatar threat by enlisting the help of a powerful overlord, Bogdan sent chancellor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T%C4%83utu&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T%C4%83utu&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow">Tăutu</a> to negotiate the terms of Moldavia&#039;s submission to the Ottoman Empire under Selim I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinople demanded that a certain sum (initially expressed as 4,000 gold coins) be paid yearly, together with a ceremonial gift of 40 horses and 40 falcons, some additional expenses (such as for the celebration of the Muslim festival Eid ul-Fitr) and assistance in case of war. Princes themselves were required to lead a 4,000-strong army that would place itself under the orders of the Sultan. In exchange for these, Moldavia was allowed a high level of autonomy (Wikipedia).</p><p><br /></p><p>Bogdan lost one eye in battle, hence his name Bogdan the Blind, making him eligible for this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1214162[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1214163[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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