Principality of Upper Hungary

Principality of Upper Hungary
Felső-Magyarországi Fejedelemség
Orta Macar
Vassal state of the Ottoman Empire
1682–1685
Principality of Upper Hungary in 1683
Capital Kassa (present-day Košice)
Government Principality
Prince Imre Thököly
History
   Established November 19, 1682
   Disestablished October 15, 1685
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)
Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)

The Principality of Upper Hungary[1] (Hungarian: Felső-Magyarországi Fejedelemség; Turkish: Orta Macar, "Middle Hungary") was a short lived Ottoman vassal state ruled by Imre Thököly. It was established on 19 November 1682.[2] The polity agreed to pay 20,000 gold to the Ottomans annually.[3] In 1685 Thököly was defeated at Eperjes (present-day Prešov) and the Turks imprisoned him because of his previous negotiations with Leopold therefore his realm ceased to exist.

References

  1. Hadtörténelmi közlemények, Volume 118, Issues 3-4, Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum, 2005, p. 409
  2. J. János Varga, A fogyó félhold árnyékában, Gondolat, Budapest, 1986, p. 31
  3. http://mek.oszk.hu/01800/01885/html/index1.html

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