# Canonical recap data for Battle of Vaslui (1475)
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slug: battle-vaslui
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1475/battle-vaslui"
title: Battle of Vaslui
aliases:
- Battle of Podul Înalt
- Vaslui 1475
- Stephen's Victory
subtitle: Stephen the Great's decisive victory against Ottoman forces secured Wallachian independence and became a pivotal moment in Eastern European resistance to Ottoman expansion.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1475-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1475
decade: 1470
country:
name: Wallachia
slug: wallachia
summaryShort: "The Battle of Vaslui was a battle that was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha. The battle took place at Podul Înalt, near the town of Vaslui, in Moldavia. The Ottoman troops numbered up to 30,000 or 120,000, facing about 40,000 Moldavian "
summaryLong: The Battle of Vaslui was a battle that was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha. The battle took place at Podul Înalt, near the town of Vaslui, in Moldavia. The Ottoman troops numbered up to 30,000 or 120,000, facing about 40,000 Moldavian troops, plus smaller numbers of allied and mercenary troops.
lede: On January 10, 1475, Stephen III of Moldavia led roughly 40,000 troops against an Ottoman force commanded by Hadım Suleiman Pasha near the town of Vaslui. Despite being outnumbered, Stephen's army achieved a decisive victory that temporarily halted Ottoman expansion into Eastern Europe and became a defining moment in Moldavian resistance.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Vaslui_15cMD.png/1280px-Vaslui_15cMD.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Vaslui"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts:
- label: Date
  value: January 10, 1475
- label: Location
  value: Podul Înalt, near Vaslui, Moldavia
- label: Moldavian Commander
  value: Stephen III (Stephen the Great)
- label: Ottoman Commander
  value: Hadım Suleiman Pasha
- label: Moldavian Force Size
  value: Approximately 40,000
- label: Ottoman Force Size
  value: 30,000 to 120,000 (estimates vary)
- label: Battle Outcome
  value: Moldavian victory
- label: Ottoman Casualties
  value: Estimated 6,000 to 24,000 killed
timeline:
- date: 1475-01-09
  title: Ottoman Force Approaches
  description: Hadım Suleiman Pasha's army advances toward Moldavia, prompting Stephen III to mobilize his forces for defense.
- date: 1475-01-10
  title: Battle of Vaslui
  description: Stephen III's Moldavian forces engage the Ottoman army at Podul Înalt. Despite numerical disadvantage in some accounts, the Moldavians achieve victory through superior tactics and terrain knowledge.
- date: 1475-01-11
  title: Ottoman Retreat
  description: The defeated Ottoman forces withdraw from Moldavian territory, ending the immediate threat.
- date: 1475-06
  title: Treaty Negotiations
  description: Stephen III negotiates with the Ottoman Porte, eventually accepting Moldavian vassal status to secure a lasting peace.
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vaslui"
  title: Battle of Vaslui
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
impactStatement: The battle stands as one of the few decisive victories against Ottoman forces in 15th-century Eastern Europe. Stephen III's win bought Moldavia time but didn't prevent eventual Ottoman suzerainty-the region remained contested territory for centuries. The engagement demonstrated that Ottoman military dominance wasn't inevitable and became legendary in regional memory.
categories:
- war
metaDescription: Stephen III defeats Ottoman forces at Vaslui, January 1475. A rare Eastern European victory against Ottoman expansion.
wikidataQid: Q1073358
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- war
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
impactRadius: regional
velocity: sudden
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: single_domain
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260307100003/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vaslui"
  capturedAt: 2026-03-07
  label: Battle of Vaslui
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vaslui"
