Stephen the Great's expedition to Pokuttia
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| Stephen the Great’s expedition to Pokuttia | |||||||||
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| Part of the Moldavian–Polish Wars | |||||||||
 Map of historical Pokuttia, based on Ion Nistor's Die moldauischen Ansprüche auf Pokutien, Vienna 1910 | |||||||||
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 Moldavia |
 Kingdom of Poland | ||||||||
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Stephen III |
Casimir IV | ||||||||
Stephen the Great's expedition to Pokuttia, also known as the Moldavian campaign in Pokuttia, took place in the summer of 1490, and was motivated by the Moldavian Voivode Stephen the Great's desire to seize the Polish region of Pokuttia. The expedition resulted in Moldavian victory and the successful occupation of the region.[1][2][3]
Since the late 14th century, the Principality of Moldavia and Kingdom of Poland both claimed the region of Pokuttia as a part of their territory.[1] Stephen the Great also viewed Pokuttia as an integral part of Moldavia, combined with his grievances against the Polish King Casimir IV, which he believed had failed to provide sufficient support against the Ottoman Empire.[4] Stephen intended to commence several "wars of revenge" against Poland, culminating in his expedition to Pokuttia in the summer of 1490.[1][5]