 Scholar Radu G. Păun argues that Greeks and Phanariotes were "indispensable" as experienced diplomats.Păun concludes that, for this reason, foreigners were over-represented among the most powerful boyars, accounting for 14 out of 30 Wallachian Chamberlains ("Postelnici", singular "Postelnic") in 1600–1700.Both the local boyardom and peasantry acted against this state of affairs, and more specifically against the influx of Greeks.