Consecinţele războiului asupra populaţiei civile: cazul luptelor din Transilvania în toamna anului 1600, după căderea lui Mihai Viteazul
The consequences of the War on the Civilians: the Case of the Struggles in Transylvania in the autumn of 1600, after the defeat of Michael the Brave

Summary/Abstract: The defeat of Michael the Brave in the autumn of 1600 had fatal consequences for whole Transylvania. The victory of the allied armies of István Csáki and Giorgio Basta at Mirăslău did not solve the issue of the Transylvanian dominium; the situation became even more complicated: (at least) three armies haunted the southern and south-eastern parts of the country, and along with them all the calamities of war. An unpublished document from the State Archives of Sibiu contains interesting details about the tactics used by the armies of Michael the Brave and by the militias of the Transylvanian-Saxon districts of Schäßburg / Sighişoara, Reps / Rupea and Schenk / Cincu; it also reveals the fatal consequences of the war on the civilians. The war, as a timeless phenomenon, invalidates the world order from times of peace and unleash all kind of abuses and social turmoils, while one has to suffer not only because of foreign armies but of his own countrymen too. Our article develops these details, which are critically analyzed based on historical sources and literature.

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