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 River ⓘ
linked to: Danube
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 ⓘ
Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Voivode of Wallachia ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Wallachia
predecessor senior Hungarian authority over Wallachia ⓘ
regionRuled Balkans ⓘ
Danubian Principalities ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
sovereigntyChange from Hungarian suzerainty to independent Wallachian rule ⓘ
successor Nicolae Alexandru ⓘ
successorState Principality of Wallachia ⓘ
linked to: Wallachia
territorialDevelopment consolidation of Wallachian lands between the Carpathians and the Danube ⓘ
title Lord of Wallachia ⓘ
Voivode ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wallachia → foundedBy → Basarab I ⓘ
House of Basarab → foundingRuler → Basarab I of Wallachia ⓘ
linked to: Basarab I
House of Basarab → namedAfter → Basarab I of Wallachia ⓘ
linked to: Basarab I
House of Basarab → notableMember → Basarab I of Wallachia ⓘ
linked to: Basarab I
House of Dănești → dynasticOrigin → Basarab I of Wallachia (founding ancestor of the Basarab family) ⓘ
linked to: Basarab I