Mircea the Elder (Romanian: Mircea cel Bătrân pronounced [ˈmirt͡ʃe̯a t͡ʃel bəˈtrɨn] Bulgarian: Мирчо Стари Mircho Stari Serbian: Мирча Стари/Mirča Stari; d. 31 January 1418) was ruler of Wallachia from 1386 until his death. The byname elder was given to him after his death in order to distinguish him from his grandson Mircea II (Mircea the Younger). Starting in the 19th century Romanian historiography has also referred to him as Mircea the Great (Romanian: Mircea cel Mare).
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