Authors:
Cristina Dinu, Aurel Stanica, dr. Steluta
Parau, Mihaela Iacob
A revitalizing period was for Delta
the constitution of the Dobrudjan feudal state and
its integration into the Tara Romaneasca during the
reign of Mircea The Old (1388). His title of "great
king (...) over the whole Danube up to the Great
Sea ..." confirm that the Delta was under his suzerainty.
But after his death, the Turks will conquer Dobrudja
after 1419-1420 campaigns. Despite that, Delta and
Chilia remained under Alexandru cel Bun.
When Stefan the Great took the Moldavian
throne (April 1457), Moldavia represented an objective
for expansion of Hungary and Poland to the lower
Danube basin. Under these circumstances Stefan builds
in front of Chilia Veche, the New Chilia on the left
side of the river. In 1484, the Turks conquer Chilia
together with all surrounding area. The whole Dobrudja
including Danube Delta enter under Turkish occupation
which will last nearly four and a half centuries