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Seneslau

Seneslau is a historical figure mentioned in relation to Bezerenbam and Mișelav, the Wallachian (Romanian) leaders who were mentioned in the Persian chronicle Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh written by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani during the Mongol invasion of Europe in 1241. According to Neagu Djuvara, there is a possibility that he was indeed Mișelav.

 

Other names

Seneslav or Stănislau

Position

Vlach voivode

Year

~2 July 1247

History

Seneslau, also known as Seneslav or Stănislau, was a Vlach voivode mentioned in the ancient Diploma of the Joannites issued by king Béla IV of Hungary (king between 1235–1270) on 2 July 1247.

The diploma granted territories to the Knights Hospitaller in the regions of Banate of Severin and Cumania.

According to the diploma, the king gave the Romanian territories east of the Olt River to the knights, with the exception of the territory of voivode with the same name as he.

Name origins

The name of Seneslav is of Slavic origin. Seneslau held central and southern regions of Muntenia (i.e., the territories along the rivers Argeş and Dâmboviţa).

The Romanian historian Ioan Aurel Pop suggests that he was quasi independent of the ruling king of Hungary.

Title

According to the Hungarian historian István Vásáry, his title (voivode) suggests that he had a territorial unit under his jurisdiction. The diploma of Béla IV also refers to the kenazates of John, Farcaş and voivode Litovoi.

Although the names of Seneslau and Litovoi are of Slavic origin, they are expressly said to be Vlachs (Olati) in the king's diploma.

Seneslau summary

Seneslau is a historical figure mentioned in relation to medieval rulers Bezerenbam and Mișelav, the Wallachian (Romanian) leaders who were mentioned in the Persian chronicle Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh written by author Rashid-al-Din Hamadani during the Mongol invasion of European countries in 1241

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