VOIEVOZI ȘI COMIȚI TRANSILVĂNENI ÎN PERIOADA 1201-1241
Voivodes and county heads in Transylvania between 1201-1241

Summary/Abstract: The 13th century has proved to have been a dynamic period in the history of the Hungarian realm, namely of Transylvania. The beginning of the century was marked by a territorial expansion towards the inner-Carpathian region through the annexation of the Burzenland. When analyzing the events developed over the span of the century, we are able to separate it into two stages divided by the Mongol invasion of 1241-1242. The realm’s territorial progress, as well as an attempt to cross over the Carpathian borders, were thus stopped by the catastrophic event that was the Mongol invasion not only for the Hungarian realm but also for Europe. This was to become the central point during the 13th century. The administrative-territorial situation of the Hungarian authority within Transylvania is to be depicted through the documents issued between 1201 and 1241, the year of the invasion. The administrative-territorial changes were emphasized by the development of new counties. On the one hand, counties such as Solnoc, Alba, Cluj and Dăbâca were developed during the 12th century and on the other hand, the first half of the following century had brought upon other counties, thus an administrative-territorial development.

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