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Miron Costin

1633–1691 · 17th century

Miron Costin was a Moldavian boyar, chronicler and poet. He continued Grigore Ureche's chronicle of Moldavia from 1595 to 1661 and wrote a work on the origin of the Moldavians, arguing for their Roman descent. He was executed in 1691 on the order of Prince Constantin Cantemir.

Miron Costin
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