After the 1848 revolution, an absolutist regime was established, followed by a liberal regime that came to power in 1860. In this latter period, the government granted equal rights to the ethnic Romanians, but only briefly. In 1865, the Diet in Cluj abolished the laws voted in Sibiu (Nagyszeben/Hermannstadt), and proclaimed the 1848 Law concerning the Union of Transylvania with Hungary. A modern university was founded in 1872, with the intention of promoting the integration of Transylvania into Hungary.Brubaker et al. 2006, p.92 Before 1918, the city's only Romanian-language schools were two church-run elementary schools, and the first printed Romanian periodical did not appear until 1903.
after the 1848 revolution an absolutist regime was established followed by a liberal regime that came to power in 1860 in this latter period the government granted equal rights to the ethnic romanians but only briefly in 1865 the diet in cluj abolished the laws voted in sibiu (nagyszeben/hermannstadt) and proclaimed the 1848 law concerning the union of transylvania with hungary a modern university was founded in 1872 with the intention of promoting the integration of transylvania into hungarybrubaker et al 2006 p92 before 1918 the city's only romanian-language schools were two church-run elementary schools and the first printed romanian periodical did not appear until 1903