17th century in Wallachia

border conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over Balkan territories

first complete translation of the Bible into the Romanian language; patronized by Șerban Cantacuzino, overseen by Constantin Brâncoveanu

Seimeni (plural of Seimen) designates the group of flintlock-armed infantry mercenaries charged with guarding the hospodar (ruler) and his court in 17th and 18th century Wallachia and Moldavia. They were mostly of Serb and other Balkan origin. The term is of Turkish origin: seğmen means "young armed man", it itself derives from Persian سگبان (sagbān). In modern transcriptions of Slavonic, it may also appear as simén (plural: siméni) or siimén (siiméni).

1653 battle