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Romania

15 periods and events, 82 BCE – 1989.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
82 BCE – 106	Dacian kingdom达契亚王国 Burebista and later Decebalus rule a powerful Dacian state.	Dynasty or era	Source
106 – 271	Roman Dacia罗马达契亚行省 Trajan conquers Dacia; Latin becomes the root of the Romanian language.	Colonial	Source
1310 – 1859	Principality of Wallachia瓦拉几亚公国 A Romanian principality south of the Carpathians, founded by Basarab I.	Dynasty or era	Source
1456 – 1462	Vlad the Impaler穿刺者弗拉德 The Wallachian prince who fought the Ottomans and inspired the Dracula legend.	Dynasty or era	Source
1570 – 1711	Principality of Transylvania特兰西瓦尼亚公国 A semi-independent Ottoman vassal known for religious tolerance.	Dynasty or era	Source
1600	Michael the Brave unites the principalities勇敢的米哈伊统一三公国 Briefly rules Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia together.	Politics	Source
1711 – 1821	Phanariote rule法纳尔人统治 The Ottomans appoint Greek princes from Istanbul to rule the principalities.	Colonial	Source
1859	Union of the Principalities两公国合并 Wallachia and Moldavia elect the same prince, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, founding Romania.	Politics	Source
1877 – 1878	War of Independence罗马尼亚独立战争 Fighting beside Russia against the Ottomans, Romania wins full independence.	War	Source
1881 – 1947	Kingdom of Romania罗马尼亚王国 Carol I is crowned king; the monarchy lasts until the communists force abdication.	Dynasty or era	Source
1918	Great Union大统一 Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina join Romania, nearly doubling its size.	Politics	Source
1941 – 1945	Romania in World War II二战中的罗马尼亚 Antonescu's regime fights with Germany, then Romania switches sides in August 1944.	War	Source
1947 – 1989	Communist Romania共产党统治的罗马尼亚 A Soviet-backed one-party state.	Politics	Source
1965 – 1989	Ceaușescu era齐奥塞斯库时代 A personality cult, the Securitate and harsh austerity to repay foreign debt.	Politics	Source
1989	Romanian Revolution罗马尼亚革命 The only violent overthrow of a communist regime in 1989; Ceaușescu is executed.	War	Source

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