These, while connected with the very first administrative reforms, generally had to rely on spoliation, and coincided with a disastrous stage in the countries' history, given that the two became a major theatre of war in a series of confrontations between Russian, Habsburg, and Ottoman forces (until the mid-19th century, they frequently came under temporary Russian or Habsburg occupation, and sometimes administration — as happened to the regions of Oltenia, Bukovina, and Bessarabia).
Need, kuigi seotud kõige esimeste haldusreformidega, pidid üldiselt lootma riisumisele ja see langes kokku hukatusliku etapiga riikide ajaloos, arvestades, et need kaks muutusid suureks sõjateatriks reas vastasseisudes Vene, Habsburgide ja Osmanite vägede vahel (kuni 19. sajandi keskpaigani läksid nad sageli ajutise Vene või Habsburgide okupatsiooni alla ja mõnikord ka valitsemise alla – nagu juhtus Oltenia, Bukoviina ja Bessaraabia piirkondades).