Early Modern era · 1648 – 1657

Khmelnytsky Uprising

The Khmelnytsky Uprising, also known as the Cossack–Polish War, Khmelnytsky insurrection, Cossack Revolution, or, in Ukraine, as the National Liberation War, was a successful Cossack rebellion with elements of a religious war that took place between 1648 and 1657 in the eastern territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

When: 1648 – 1657
Where: Ukraine
Era: Early Modern

Topics

Ukraine896 CE – today

People

Bohdan Khmelnytsky1595 – 1657Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship

Before and after

Battle of Zusmarshausen1648 Moscow uprising of 16481648 Show on timeline

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