Magyars, Mongols, Romanians and Saxons : population mix and density in Moldavia, from 1230 to 1365

Abstract

The years immediately preceding the Mongol invasion of the territory of
the later Moldavian Principality in 1241 saw an influx of Magyar and Saxon
settlers to the area. The Mongol onslaught brought this to an abrupt end and
ushered in a period of more than a century of which we have little firm knowledge.
In this article the author suggests answers to the central questions how
absolute was the destruction wrought by the Mongols, when did resettlement
begin, and when did the Hungarian Kingdom re-assert its authority in the
territory.