Matei Basarab's rule also coincides with the last stage in the decay of the lesser nobility, the result of political pressure from boyars and drastic economical changes (the revolt of the seimeni military under Constantin Șerban probably has this as its main cause).
O reinado de Matei Basarab coincide tamén coa derradeira etapa da decadencia dos nobres pequenos, o resultado da presión política dos boiardos e dos drásticos cambios económicos (a rebelión dos militares "seimeni" baixo Constantin Şerban ten probablemente a mesma causa).