The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History
The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History
Meanwhile, a vicious group of people were approachingCumania. These were the Tartars. A great destruction followedthem whereever they went. The Hungarian sentry posts,villages, and the bishopric of Milko, were all destroyed. Thisevent is still remembered in one of the Csángó folksongs whichgoes: "szernyü hirtelenül minden elpusztula" meaning:everything was destroyed suddenly. In 1238, on behalf of4o,ooo Cumanians their leader Kötöny, asked for permission tosettle in Hungary. They wanted to escape from the Tartars.Theywere granted land between the Danube and the Tisza,rivers, where they settled and where their descendants still live.After the danger caused by the Tartans was over, a newbishopric was founded in Szörénytornya for those Hungariansand Cumanians who had stayed in the country.The 12th century, brought peace and along with it agrowth of the Hungarian population. New possibilities wereopen for these people in Szörénység where the number of thepeople was extermely low. Also on the land, which was leftempty by all those Cumanians who in 1239, emigrated toHungary, Vlachs from the Balkans settled down. These werenomadic tribes, members of the Orthodox Church.
TWO VOIVODS (VAJDASÁGS) AREESTABLISHED IN CUMANIA:WALLACHIA(HAVASALFÖLD)In 1301, the Anjou family inherited the throne. Duringthe reign of Károly Róbert, independence movements can bedetected in Cumania. Resulting from the religion of the Vlachsthe Catholic Church did not regard them as Christians butchismatics, and there was such a great hatred between the twoof them that as a result they were burning each others churchesand attacking each other. We can safely say that no such attackscame from any of the kings in the Middle Ages. The land theylived on was called Ungrovlachia which clearly states that theywere the vassalls of Hungary. There were quite a few fights forindependence and Basarab who was the head of Ungrovlachiain the 1320's, defeated the Hungarian army in the battle ofPoszáda. Benedek Jancsó comments on the fact by saying"only from this time on is there Rumanian history". Soon afterhis victory, Basarab died and his son, Alexander, took over.The first thing he did was to return to the Hungarian king'sfeudal reign and although, apparently had nothing against theCatholic Church he surrendered to King Lajos (Károly Róbertdied meanwhile). In 1359, he brought Hyakinthosti, the delegateof the patriarch of Constantinople who became a metropolitanfor the orthodox people. To favour the king of Hungary,Alexander also married Klára Dobokay, a relative of the royalfamily. Alexander died in 1364, in the cloister of Cimpulung.His widow, who was a Catholic, helped in as many ways as shecould to spread the religion. Alexander's son, Lajk, continuedhis father's politics by being faithful to the king and at the sametime helping his people, too. Just like his father he also broughta metropolitan. He was in charge of the building of the firstorthodox monastery in Vodita as well. Radu followed Lajk,whose wife had the monastery in Cimpulong built for theHungarian Dominicans and she was the one who founded achurch in Argyes where, on her insistence, a bishopric was setup.
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TWO VOIVODS (VAJDASÁGS) AREESTABLISHED IN CUMANIA:WALLACHIA(HAVASALFÖLD)In 1301, the Anjou family inherited the throne. Duringthe reign <strong>of</strong> Károly Róbert, independence movements can bedetected in Cumania. Resulting from the religion <strong>of</strong> the Vlachsthe Catholic Church did not regard them as Christians butchismatics, and there was such a great hatred between the two<strong>of</strong> them that as a result they were burning each others churchesand attacking each other. We can safely say that no such attackscame from any <strong>of</strong> the kings in the Middle Ages. <strong>The</strong> land theylived on was called Ungrovlachia which clearly states that theywere the vassalls <strong>of</strong> Hungary. <strong>The</strong>re were quite a few fights forindependence and Basarab who was the head <strong>of</strong> Ungrovlachiain the 1320's, defeated the <strong>Hungarian</strong> army in the battle <strong>of</strong>Poszáda. Benedek Jancsó comments on the fact by saying"only from this time on is there Rumanian history". Soon afterhis victory, Basarab died and his son, Alexander, took over.<strong>The</strong> first thing he did was to return to the <strong>Hungarian</strong> king'sfeudal reign and although, apparently had nothing against theCatholic Church he surrendered to King Lajos (Károly Róbertdied meanwhile). In 1359, he brought Hyakinthosti, the delegate<strong>of</strong> the patriarch <strong>of</strong> Constantinople who became a metropolitanfor the orthodox people. To favour the king <strong>of</strong> Hungary,Alexander also married Klára Dobokay, a relative <strong>of</strong> the royalfamily. Alexander died in 1364, in the cloister <strong>of</strong> Cimpulung.His widow, who was a Catholic, helped in as many ways as shecould to spread the religion. Alexander's son, Lajk, continuedhis father's politics by being faithful to the king and at the sametime helping his people, too. Just like his father he also broughta metropolitan. He was in charge <strong>of</strong> the building <strong>of</strong> the firstorthodox monastery in Vodita as well. Radu followed Lajk,whose wife had the monastery in Cimpulong built for the<strong>Hungarian</strong> Dominicans and she was the one who founded achurch in Argyes where, on her insistence, a bishopric was setup.
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