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The story of Dracula’s grandfather, one of the greatest rulers of the #MiddleAges, Mircea the Old 1386-1418 maintained a degree of independence in Wallachia, surrounded on all sides by hostile actors. His diplomatic acumen, combined with military prowess, made Mircea among the greatest leaders his land would ever know. During the Ottoman civil war following the battle of Ankara in 1402, Mircea played the role of kingmaker in southeastern Europe. He consolidated and strengthened the institutions of his principality and established a dynasty from which the Dracula legend would arise. Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula amzn.to/2BKEevB #MirceatheOld #Dracula #RomanianHistory @HistriaBooks #Wallachia #OttomanEmpire #MirceacelBatran #MedievalHistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BwV7abAhuSs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1obum5t0jud5g

The story of Dracula’s grandfather, one of the greatest rulers of the #MiddleAges, Mircea the Old 1386-1418 maintained a degree of independence in Wallachia, surrounded on all sides by hostile actors. His diplomatic acumen, combined with military prowess, made Mircea among the greatest leaders his land would ever know. During the Ottoman civil war following the battle of Ankara in 1402, Mircea played the role of kingmaker in southeastern Europe. He consolidated and strengthened the institutions of his principality and established a dynasty from which the Dracula legend would arise. Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula amzn.to/2BKEevB #MirceatheOld #Dracula #RomanianHistory @HistriaBooks #Wallachia #OttomanEmpire #MirceacelBatran #MedievalHistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BvavyXKBrCs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dcfdw8lkpng4

Tamerlane led the Mongol invasions westward and met the Ottomans in battle at Ankara on July 20, 1402. His defeat of Sultan #Bayezid led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire into chaos and civil war and saved Constantinople for another half century. As a result, the historical Dracula’s grandfather Mircea the Old, whose troops participated in that battle alongside the Ottomans, played the role of kingmaker in southeastern Europe while Bayezid’s sons fought each other for supremacy following his suicide in captivity in 1403. Turkish chronicler Leunclavius rightly described Mircea as the “the bravest and most able of Christian Princes.” Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula amzn.to/2sxo19h #MirceatheOld #MirceacelBatran #Romania #Ankara #Tamerlane #Bayezid #Wallachia

Tamerlane led the Mongol invasions westward and met the Ottomans in battle at Ankara on July 20, 1402. His defeat of Sultan #Bayezid led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire into chaos and civil war and saved Constantinople for another half century. As a result, the historical Dracula’s grandfather Mircea the Old, whose troops participated in that battle alongside the Ottomans, played the role of kingmaker in southeastern Europe while Bayezid’s sons fought each other for supremacy following his suicide in captivity in 1403. Turkish chronicler Leunclavius rightly described Mircea as the “the bravest and most able of Christian Princes.” Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula amzn.to/2sxo19h #MirceatheOld #MirceacelBatran #Romania #Ankara #Tamerlane #Bayezid #Wallachia

To comprehend the historical DRACULA, you need to understand his land and his family. The true story now available for the first time: Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula by Dr. A.K. Brackob amzn.to/2BKEevB #MirceatheOld #Dracula #RomanianHistory #Wallachia #Romania #mirceacelbatran #middleages #medieval

To comprehend the historical DRACULA, you need to understand his land and his family. The true story now available for the first time: Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula by Dr. A.K. Brackob amzn.to/2BKEevB #MirceatheOld #Dracula #RomanianHistory #Wallachia #Romania #mirceacelbatran #middleages #medieval

To comprehend the historical DRACULA, you need to understand his land and his family. The true story now available for the first time: Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula by Dr. A.K. Brackob amzn.to/2BKEevB #MirceatheOld #Dracula #RomanianHistory #Wallachia #Romania #mirceacelbatran #middleages #medieval

To comprehend the historical DRACULA, you need to understand his land and his family. The true story now available for the first time: Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula by Dr. A.K. Brackob amzn.to/2BKEevB #MirceatheOld #Dracula #RomanianHistory #Wallachia #Romania #mirceacelbatran