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ARDELEAN, Florin Nicolae
Crime, Punishment and Discipline in the Borderlands:
Two Military Edicts Issued in the Principality of Transylvania (1665 and 1671)
Historický časopis, 2025, 73, 4, pp. 773-793, Bratislava
Abstract: The aim of this article is to examine how certain criminal and
abusive behaviour of soldiers in the armies of the Transylvanian Principality
was addressed in contemporary edicts and regulations during the long reign of
Prince Michael Apafi (1661–1690). The present research is focused on two
military regulations issued by, or in the name of, the Transylvania prince. The
first set of rules was instituted by Mihály Teleki for the garrison of the
Chioar fortress in 1665, the second regulation was enacted by Prince Michael
Apafi himself in response to the partial insurrection of the Transylvanian army
in June 1671. Issued under different circumstances, these documents allow for
two case-studies of legal initiatives intended to contain criminality in a
military context. In both cases, the primary objective was to maintain
discipline within the field army or garrison and, to some extent, reduce the
negative impact of military presence on local communities by punishing abusive
behaviour towards non-combatants. The sources offer valuable data on the
position of authorities regarding the matter of criminal behaviour among
soldiers, and also in assessing the most common types of crimes as well as the
associated methods of punishment.
Key words: Warfare. Military regulations. Army. Military organization.
Justice. Piety. Michael Apafi.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31577/histcaso.2025.73.4.6
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