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. Originating in Dnieper Ukraine, the uprising resulted in a Cossack victory and led to the creation of the Cossack Hetmanate.
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. Originating in Dnieper Ukraine, the uprising resulted in a Cossack victory and led to the creation of the Cossack Hetmanate.
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