What was the Phanariot period in the Romanian principalities?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. A period, 1711 to 1821, of Greek rulers appointed by the Ottomans
- Step 1: The name comes from the Phanar district of Constantinople, where the Greek families lived. Step 2. The Ottoman sultan chose the princes of Moldavia and Wallachia from these families, which ended with the 1821 uprising. Answer: a period when the Ottomans appointed Greek rulers. Why not the others: the other options misstate the rulers or dates.
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