Some Gagauz were also settled in the part of the Principality of Moldavia that did not come under Russian control in 1812, but within several years village by village moved to the compact area they inhabit today in the south of Bessarabia.
Algúns gagauz tamén se instalaron na parte do Principado de Moldavia, que non estaba baixo o control do imperio en 1812, pero varios anos despois transladáronse pobo por pobo á compacta zona que habitan hoxe no sur de Besarabia.