Why did the Ottomans never fully annex the Romanian Principalities?

>>2429746
Vassalage basically means you have to pay them taxes and fight for them, it's not being 100% dominated.

>>2429753
But why didn't they annex them fully into the empire? Were their armies particularly formidable?

>>2429768
As vassal they were loyal to them. If Ottos annexe them they would have to deal with possible unrest. Free soldiers+taxes>having to directly control Romanian provinces

>>2429817
But why didn't they vassalize the other areas in Europe?

>>2429844
Politics of the day, I would imagine.

>>2429844
I think they wanted to do it to hungary but circumstances forced them to annex it.

>>2429844

Nobody wants to be a vassal, and the Ottomans weren't strong enough to force capitulation outside their sphere of influence, duh.

>>2429844
They did, but the Hapsburgs and Italians constantly intervened and instigated unrest and rebellion against their puppets, so the Turks would later move in with their own army and governors.