In the Middle Ages, Moldova stretches from the Carpathians to the river to the Black Sea and the Danube. He was under some rulers like Stephen the Great, Petru Rares Bogdan or the third, Moldova has managed to keep up otomanilorsi to face certain navaliri, as well as the Tartars. In section XVI, became a tributary state Tartars, and in the XVIII century autonomy is very low.

Moldova name etymology refers to the word "Mulda" which means "hand" in Old Germanic.