intrigues of Michael, 189; abdication of Sigismund and accession of Andreas Bathori, 189; Michael's invasion and conquest of Transylvania, 189-92; triumph at Weissenburg, 192; Michael overruns Moldavia, 192, 194; in the zenith of his power, 194; General Basta, 192, 195; revolt of Transylvanian nobles, 195; defeat of Michael at Miriszlo and Hight, 195, 196; appeals to the German Emperor, 196; recall of Sigismund Bathori, 196; Michael pardoned and reinstated, 196, 197; junction with Basta and defeat of the Transylvanians, 197; feud with Basta, 197; Michael assassinated by order of Basta, 198; his character, 198. Mircea the Old, allied with Hungary and Poland, defeats the Turks, 165. first 'capitulation' at Nicopolis, 165 and Appendix II. his army, 166. his character, and verses in his memory by Bolentineanu, 167. Moldavia, tradition of Bogdan Dragosch, 162. earliest historical records of, 170. early voivodes, 170, 171. Stephen 'the Good,' voivode of, 171-73. capitulation of Bogdan to the Turks, 172. conquered by Michael the Brave, 193, 194. Basilius Lupus, voivode of, 202. Cantemir, voivode of, treats with Peter the Great, 203. invasion by Peter the Great, 203. Greek rising in (1821), 223. Michael Stourdza seizes the boyards, who escape, 223. Moldavia, junction of, with Wallachia under Couza, 228. coronation of King Charles, 255. Muktar Pasha relieves Kars, 241. Neagu Bassarab, records in the Cathedral of Ardges, 63, 64. his good deeds, 174. Niamtz, verses on Stephen's flight to, 172. Nicholas, Czar of Russia, and the Crimean war, 225, 227. Grand Duke, watches the crossing of the Danube by the Russians, 240. meets Osman Pasha, 252. Officers of State in the Principalities, 179. Omar Pasha suppresses the Greek rising, 224. Osman Pasha repels the Russians at Plevna, 240. is repulsed at Plevna, 243. is defeated, and surrenders to the Russian and Roumanian generals, 252. Paris, treaty of, 227. Patzinakitai, the, 151. Peter, Asan, and John, founders of Wallacho-Bulgarian empire, 154, 155. Peter the Great, his invasion of Moldavia, 203. Phanariotes, the, their rise and early history, 206, 207. the first rulers, 207, 208. installation of hospodars, 209. extortion and tyranny of, 210-12. extravagance of the princesses, 211. their usual fate, 212. favourable aspects of their rule, 214. end of their domination, 220. Wilkinson on their character, 220. Pic, on the origin of the, Roumanians, 164 _note_. Plevna, siege and investment of, 240-52. Russian repulses before, 240, 245, 246. defences of, 244. fall of, 252. Radu Affumați, 175. Radu Negru, tradition of, 162. Revolution of, 1848, 223. suppressed, 224. Roesler on the origin of the Roumanians, 164 _note_. Romans invade Dacia under Domitian. 120.