Caimacam of Wallachia

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The Caimacam of Wallachia was a temporary high-ranking regent or governor who administered Wallachia during periods of political transition or vacancy of the throne.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Caimacam of Moldavia 1
Caimacam of Wallachia canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government position ⓘ
political office ⓘ
regency office ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Wallachia ⓘ
appointmentMethod appointed with approval of the Ottoman authorities ⓘ
selected from leading boyars ⓘ
country Wallachia ⓘ
definition temporary high-ranking regent or governor who administered Wallachia during periods of political transition or vacancy of the throne ⓘ
equivalentOffice kaymakam (Ottoman regent or lieutenant) ⓘ
existedInCentury 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
existedInPeriod Ottoman suzerainty over Wallachia ⓘ
pre-modern Wallachia ⓘ
governingFunctions maintaining internal order ⓘ
managing relations with the Ottoman suzerain ⓘ
overseeing tax collection ⓘ
governingSeat Bucharest ⓘ
governsInAbsenceOf reigning prince of Wallachia ⓘ
voivode of Wallachia ⓘ
hasEtymology from Ottoman Turkish "kaymakam" ⓘ
hasEtymologyLanguage Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver administration of Wallachia ⓘ
executive power in Wallachia ⓘ
hierarchicalRank below Ottoman sultan ⓘ
equivalent to interim prince in practice ⓘ
historicalRegion Danubian Principalities ⓘ
languageOfTitle Romanian ⓘ
legalStatus recognized by Ottoman imperial authority ⓘ
officeHolderType high-ranking boyar ⓘ
member of Wallachian elite ⓘ
officeScope civil administration ⓘ
military command in emergencies ⓘ
originalTitleForm caimacam ⓘ
partOf Ottoman administrative system in the Danubian Principalities ⓘ
positionHeldIn Principality of Wallachia ⓘ
linked to: Wallachia
relatedConcept Caimacam of Moldavia ⓘ
interregnum government ⓘ
regency ⓘ
role administrator during interregnum ⓘ
interim head of state ⓘ
regent ⓘ
temporary governor ⓘ
subordinateTo Ottoman Empire ⓘ
temporalNature interim ⓘ
temporary ⓘ
usedDuring interregnum ⓘ
periods of political transition ⓘ
vacancy of the throne ⓘ

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