Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Statesman, Politician
1595 – 1657
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Who was Bohdan Khmelnytsky?
Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky c. 1595 – 6 August 1657), was the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (now part of Ukraine). He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates (1648–1654) which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state. In 1654, he concluded the Treaty of Pereyaslav with the Tsardom of Russia.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1595
Subotiv - Also known as
- Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky
- Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Parents
- Spouses
- Hanna Zolotarenko
(1651 - ) - Hanna Somkivna
- Motrona Czaplińska
(1649 - 1651)
- Hanna Zolotarenko
- Children
- Religion
- Greek Orthodox Church
- Ethnicity
- Ukrainians
- Nationality
- Cossack Hetmanate
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 6, 1657
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on July 23, 2013
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