Bohdan Khmelnytsky Politician

Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky (Ukrainian: Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький; Russian: Богда́н Хмельни́цкий, Bogdan Khmelnitsky; Polish: Bohdan Zenobi Chmielnicki (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.

Personal facts

Birth place	Crown of the Kingdom of Poland , Ukraine , Subotiv , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Chyhyryn
Nationality	Ukrainians
Religion	Greek Orthodox Church
Date of death	August 06, 1657
Place of death	Ukraine , Cossack Hetmanate , Chyhyryn