Halas

Halas lies on the sandy plain of Little Cumania, between the Danube and the Tisza. The town endured severe destruction during Ottoman rule: Crimean Tatar raids struck it in 1566 and 1596. On 5 October 1703 fighting reached Halas again during the uprising of Francis II Rákóczi, and many Kuruc soldiers fell in battle. In 1745 the Jász and Cuman communities purchased the restoration of their privileges, exchanging a substantial payment for renewed freedoms. Halas was a centre of the Little Cuman district until its court was transferred to Félegyháza in 1753.