Territorial change of Moldavia (Principality of Moldavia)

“Moldavia”(Principality of Moldavia) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1363 to 1858. Its territory was largest in AD 1600 – 1601, at ≈ 257 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1363 – 1374≈ 102 thousand km²
AD 1375 – 1384≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1385 – 1401≈ 102 thousand km²
AD 1402 – 1430≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1431 – 1439≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1440 – 1449≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1450 – 1458≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1459 – 1462≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1463 – 1467≈ 98 thousand km²
AD 1468 – 1486≈ 99 thousand km²
AD 1487 – 1506≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1507 – 1528≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1529 – 1539≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1540 – 1594≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1595 – 1599≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1600 – 1601≈ 257 thousand km²
AD 1602 – 1658≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1659 – 1661≈ 81 thousand km²
AD 1662 – 1672≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1673 – 1695≈ 81 thousand km²
AD 1696 – 1712≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1713 – 1768≈ 82 thousand km²
AD 1775 – 1790≈ 71 thousand km²
AD 1792 – 1806≈ 71 thousand km²
AD 1814 – 1827≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1834 – 1835≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1836 – 1839≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1840 – 1848≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1857 – 1858≈ 54 thousand km²
AD 1363AD 1858

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1600 – 1601 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1363≈ 102 thousand km²56 of 147
AD 1375≈ 98 thousand km²59 of 154
AD 1385≈ 102 thousand km²57 of 154
AD 1392≈ 102 thousand km²57 of 154
AD 1395≈ 102 thousand km²54 of 149
AD 1402≈ 98 thousand km²53 of 141
AD 1407≈ 98 thousand km²50 of 141
AD 1415≈ 98 thousand km²53 of 136
AD 1422≈ 98 thousand km²53 of 132
AD 1429≈ 98 thousand km²54 of 130
AD 1431≈ 98 thousand km²54 of 130
AD 1440≈ 98 thousand km²55 of 129
AD 1450≈ 98 thousand km²56 of 127
AD 1453≈ 98 thousand km²57 of 130
AD 1459≈ 98 thousand km²59 of 132
AD 1463≈ 98 thousand km²61 of 132
AD 1468≈ 99 thousand km²62 of 140
AD 1475≈ 99 thousand km²60 of 137
AD 1482≈ 99 thousand km²57 of 131
AD 1487≈ 82 thousand km²60 of 129
AD 1492≈ 82 thousand km²63 of 129
AD 1497≈ 82 thousand km²64 of 130
AD 1502≈ 82 thousand km²67 of 129
AD 1507≈ 82 thousand km²66 of 125
AD 1512≈ 82 thousand km²65 of 124
AD 1516≈ 82 thousand km²65 of 123
AD 1519≈ 82 thousand km²62 of 123
AD 1521≈ 82 thousand km²63 of 119
AD 1526≈ 82 thousand km²63 of 121
AD 1529≈ 82 thousand km²60 of 124
AD 1534≈ 82 thousand km²61 of 125
AD 1540≈ 82 thousand km²61 of 122
AD 1547≈ 82 thousand km²60 of 121
AD 1552≈ 82 thousand km²60 of 119
AD 1556≈ 82 thousand km²58 of 117
AD 1564≈ 82 thousand km²54 of 116
AD 1572≈ 82 thousand km²52 of 110
AD 1579≈ 82 thousand km²51 of 101
AD 1582≈ 82 thousand km²50 of 99
AD 1588≈ 82 thousand km²51 of 100
AD 1595≈ 82 thousand km²52 of 99
AD 1600≈ 257 thousand km²30 of 97
AD 1602≈ 82 thousand km²50 of 98
AD 1609≈ 82 thousand km²51 of 100
AD 1612≈ 82 thousand km²50 of 105
AD 1619≈ 82 thousand km²52 of 107
AD 1622≈ 82 thousand km²52 of 107
AD 1626≈ 82 thousand km²53 of 109
AD 1629≈ 82 thousand km²53 of 109
AD 1632≈ 82 thousand km²52 of 109
AD 1636≈ 82 thousand km²58 of 110
AD 1640≈ 82 thousand km²59 of 114
AD 1642≈ 82 thousand km²59 of 115
AD 1645≈ 82 thousand km²58 of 115
AD 1648≈ 82 thousand km²57 of 117
AD 1653≈ 82 thousand km²58 of 115
AD 1659≈ 81 thousand km²58 of 114
AD 1662≈ 82 thousand km²59 of 116
AD 1670≈ 82 thousand km²58 of 117
AD 1673≈ 81 thousand km²60 of 117
AD 1677≈ 81 thousand km²60 of 116
AD 1683≈ 81 thousand km²58 of 117
AD 1687≈ 81 thousand km²56 of 113
AD 1691≈ 81 thousand km²56 of 111
AD 1696≈ 82 thousand km²53 of 108
AD 1700≈ 82 thousand km²53 of 107
AD 1702≈ 82 thousand km²54 of 109
AD 1706≈ 82 thousand km²56 of 114
AD 1709≈ 82 thousand km²58 of 120
AD 1713≈ 82 thousand km²60 of 123
AD 1718≈ 82 thousand km²60 of 124
AD 1721≈ 82 thousand km²61 of 125
AD 1727≈ 82 thousand km²62 of 128
AD 1734≈ 82 thousand km²63 of 132
AD 1738≈ 82 thousand km²62 of 125
AD 1741≈ 82 thousand km²62 of 125
AD 1744≈ 82 thousand km²64 of 129
AD 1748≈ 82 thousand km²66 of 132
AD 1752≈ 82 thousand km²67 of 132
AD 1757≈ 82 thousand km²63 of 132
AD 1762≈ 82 thousand km²63 of 131
AD 1763≈ 82 thousand km²64 of 132
AD 1775≈ 71 thousand km²66 of 132
AD 1776≈ 71 thousand km²67 of 132
AD 1778≈ 71 thousand km²69 of 131
AD 1780≈ 71 thousand km²68 of 131
AD 1781≈ 71 thousand km²68 of 131
AD 1783≈ 71 thousand km²68 of 130
AD 1788≈ 71 thousand km²68 of 129
AD 1792≈ 71 thousand km²67 of 130
AD 1794≈ 71 thousand km²63 of 125
AD 1796≈ 71 thousand km²63 of 124
AD 1797≈ 71 thousand km²63 of 125
AD 1799≈ 71 thousand km²62 of 124
AD 1800≈ 71 thousand km²62 of 123
AD 1803≈ 71 thousand km²60 of 123
AD 1805≈ 71 thousand km²60 of 125
AD 1806≈ 71 thousand km²59 of 138
AD 1814≈ 42 thousand km²78 of 142
AD 1815≈ 42 thousand km²74 of 139
AD 1820≈ 42 thousand km²76 of 148
AD 1822≈ 42 thousand km²79 of 147
AD 1824≈ 42 thousand km²79 of 148
AD 1825≈ 42 thousand km²82 of 150
AD 1834≈ 42 thousand km²81 of 143
AD 1836≈ 42 thousand km²82 of 145
AD 1840≈ 42 thousand km²89 of 155
AD 1842≈ 42 thousand km²89 of 156
AD 1846≈ 42 thousand km²83 of 152
AD 1848≈ 42 thousand km²83 of 147
AD 1857≈ 54 thousand km²81 of 150

Its highest rank was in AD 1600: number 97 of 30.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 8 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1600gainedPrincipality of Transylvania (1570–1711)≈ 101 thousand km²
AD 1769lostRussian Empire≈ 81 thousand km²
AD 1600gainedWallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 1807lostRussian Empire≈ 70 thousand km²
AD 1828lostRussian Empire≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1849lostRussian Empire≈ 41 thousand km²
AD 1791lostRussian Empire≈ 37 thousand km²
AD 1791lostHabsburg monarchy≈ 33 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia · Bessarabia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced [molˈdova] or Țara Moldovei lit. 'The land of Moldova'; in Romanian Cyrillic: Мѡлдѡва or Цара Мѡлдѡвєй) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River.

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