- Aron Tiranul
Aron Tiranul ("Aaron the Tyrant"), sometimes credited as Aron Emanoil or Emanuel Aaron (d. 1597 in
Vinţu de Jos ), was twiceMoldavia nVoivode (Prince): between September 1591 and June 1592, andOctober 24 1592 toMay 3 1595 . He wasAlexandru Lăpuşneanu 's son.Emanuel Aaron was placed on the Moldavian throne through the efforts
Solomon Ashkenazi , an influentialJew . He is alleged to have paid officials as the Ottoman the sum of one million guilders; the moment he came to the throne signified an increase in taxes, one high enough to justify hismoniker and to lead to an uprising. Despite Ashkenazi's support, he increased the persecution of Jews in Moldavia, and executed without trial 19 of his Jewish creditors. [Rezachevici, p.61; "Rumania: Under Turkish..."] The events called for thePorte 's intervention, and the Ottomans deposed Aron without delay.He was soon after appointed ruler for the second time, owing to pressure from his creditors. Aron Tiranul was, however, determined to end his cohabitation with the Ottomans, especially after the offers for an alliance made by
Pope Clement VIII andWallachia n PrinceMichael the Brave . He and Michael convened onNovember 5 1594 , after which Aron swiftly moved against the Ottomans, getting them out of Moldavia and briefly conquering part ofDobruja in 1595.The "
hatman " (a highboyar rank) who led the anti-Ottoman campaigns and who became very popular among the soldiers,Ştefan Răzvan , ousted Aron, whose image increasingly eroded among the people. While Răzvan took charge of affairs inIaşi , Aron Tiranul and his family were captured inTransylvania by the troops of PrinceSigismund Báthory , being imprisoned in Alvinc (Vinţu de Jos ) - where he died, being buried in theEastern Orthodox church inAlba Iulia .ee also
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Moldavian Magnate Wars Notes
References
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=475&letter=R "Rumania: Under Turkish Suzerainty"] (from "
Jewish Encyclopedia ")
*Constantin Rezachevici, "Evreii din ţările române în evul mediu", in "Magazin Istoric", September 1995, p.59-62
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