Walachia

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Sources from old books

1685. Geographia universalis: the present state of the whole world by Pierre Duval.

Walachia, which offers it self on the North East of Transilvania, along and on the North of the Danube, was called petty and Transalpina, for the distinguishing it from Moldavia. It is watred with a great number of Rivers; some of its Mountains have great Mines of Gold; its Horses are by many accounted the best in Europe. Its Prince called Hospodar, sometimes Vaivode, that is to say, Head of the Troops, resides at Tergowis, and pays the Grand Seignior a hundred and twenty thousand Livers of annual Tribute.

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