Moldavian-Ottoman War
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Was a conflict between Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire.
Chronology
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- January 1505: After 1504, Moldavia fell into decline and was forced to accept vassalage for the Porte.
- February 1539: In 1539, the Kingdom of Moldavia was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Prince Peter IV Rareş fled to Transylvania as Suleiman invaded and occupied major cities, including the capital of Jassy.
1. Ottoman conquest of the Budjak fortress
Moldavia had to surrender Chilia (Kiliya) and Cetatea Albă (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi), the two main fortresses in the Budjak, to the Ottomans.
- January 1485: In 1484, the Ottomans managed to annex Chilia and Akkerman.
- January 1485: Ottoman conquest of Chilia and Cetatea Albă, the two main fortresses in the Budjak.