Mircea the Elder was the Voivode of Wallachia from 1386 until his death in 1418. He was the son of Radu I of Wallachia and brother of Dan I of Wallachia, after whose death he inherited the throne.

The Timok Valley is a geographical region in east Serbia around the Timok River. The Timok Valley corresponds to parts of two Serbian districts, with a total 2022 census population of 200,785.