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The '''Battle of Vaslui''' (also referred to as the '''Battle of Podul Înalt''' or the '''Battle of Racova''') was fought on 10 January 1475, between [[Stephen the Great|Stephen III of Moldavia]] and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] governor of [[Rumelia Eyalet|Rumelia]], [[Hadım Suleiman Pasha (governor of Rumelia)|Hadım Suleiman Pasha]]. The battle took place at Podul Înalt ("the High Bridge"), near the town of [[Vaslui]], in [[Moldavia]] (now part of eastern [[Romania]]). The [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] troops numbered up to 30
Stephen inflicted a decisive defeat on the Ottomans, with casualties according to [[Venice|Venetian]] and Polish records reaching beyond 40,000 on the Ottoman side. [[Mara Branković]] (Mara Hatun), the former younger wife of [[Murad II]], told a Venetian envoy that the invasion had been the worst ever defeat for the Ottomans.<ref name="p. 133">''Istoria lui Ştefan cel Mare'', p. 133</ref> Stephen was later awarded the title ''[[Athleta Christi]]'' ("Champion of Christ") by [[Pope Sixtus IV]], who referred to him as {{lang|la|"verus christianae fidei athleta"}} ("the true defender of the Christian faith").<ref>''Saint Stephen the Great in his contemporary Europe (Respublica Christiana)'', p. 141</ref>
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