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Greetings. No offense but "haiduk" means, at least in Romanian, "outlaw". A sort of enlightened, principled outlaw, Robin Hood style, who takes from the rich and gives to the poor. The terms "Haiduc", "haiducie = the life style of a haiduc" are present in Romanian language since time immemorial. I underline, in all 3 Romanian states, Walachia, Moldavia and Transylvania. So, in my opinion, the "haiduci" (plural of haiduc), fighting on Rakoczi's side during the Kuruc wars, were Romanian outlaws, sometime as famous as Pintea Grigore himself a haiduc that got recruited by Rakoczi with a rank of captain, after staying uncaught for more than 10 years. Pintea brought all his men with him, on the Rakoczi's promise of exoneration for all of them, and they were real assets, each and everyone a hell of a fighter.

I would also like to insist on the fact that many Romanians who always represented the majority of population in Transylvania, fought against expanding Austrian Empire, who's taxes were 17 times bigger than the old Turkish tribute (historically recorded, 700 000 golden coins per year versus 4000).