moʊldˈeɪviən vˈɔɪvoʊd dˈɪmɪtɹi kˈæntɪmˌɪɹ, hˌuː hæd ɹᵻbˈɛld ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən ɹˈuːl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ænd wʌz ˈɛɡzaɪld tə ɹˈʌʃə bˌiːɪŋ ɔnðə lˈuːzɪŋ sˈaɪd æz ɐn ˈælaɪ ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃənz ʌvðə ɹˈʌsoʊtˈɜːkɪʃ wˈɔːɹ, ɹˈoʊt ɐn ɐmjˈuːzɪŋ ɔːlðˈoʊ nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi ɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl ˈænɪkdˌoʊt ʌv hɪz ˈɛnəmi nˈuːmən pˈæʃə ɪn hɪz hˈɪstɚɹi, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə hɪz ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən tə swˈɪtʃ sˈaɪdz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ.
Moldavian voivode Dimitrie Cantemir, who had rebelled against the Ottoman rule in 1711 and was exiled to Russia being on the losing side (as an ally of the Russians) of the Russo-Turkish War, wrote an amusing although not very reliable anecdote of his enemy Numan Pasha in his history, which led to his resolution to switch sides during the war.