In 1602 #Transylvania became independent again and the princes of #Moldova and #Wallachia made an ill-fated alliance with
#Russia’s Peter I that led to Turkish domination of the country. By the end of the 1828-29 Russo-Turkish War, with
#Russian forces occupying the two provinces, they remained in the
#OttomanEmpire but became
#Russian protectorates.
#RandomFact #RandomFacts #Fact #Facts #Romania #Russia #Turkey