Bohdan Khmelnytsky
| Bohdan Khmelnytsky Богдан Хмельницький |
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| Hetman of Zaporizhian Host | |
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In office 30 January 1648 – 6 August 1657 |
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| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Yurii Khmelnytsky |
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Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky 1595 Subotiv, Kiev Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 6 August 1657 (aged 61–62) Chyhyryn, Cossack Hetmanate |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Spouse(s) | Hanna Somkivna, Helena Czaplińska, Hanna Zolotarenko, |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
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| Noble family | Khmelnytsky family |
Zynoviy Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Ruthenian language: Ѕѣнові Богдан Хмелнiцкiи; modern Ukrainian: Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький; Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky; 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 state led by the Cossacks of Ukraine. In 1654, he concluded the Treaty of Pereyaslav with the Tsardom of Russia. The Khmelnytsky Uprising led to the deaths of an estimated 18,000 -100,000 Jews.
Although there is no definite proof of the date of Khmelnytsky's birth, Ukrainian historian Mykhaylo Maksymovych suggests that it is likely 27 December 1595 (St. Theodore's day). As was the custom in the Orthodox Church, he was baptized with one of his middle names—Theodor, translated into Ukrainian as Bohdan.
The latest biography of Khmelnytsky by Smoliy and Stepankov, however, suggests that it is more likely he was born on 9 November (feast day of St Zenoby, 30 October in Julian calendar) and was baptised on 11 November (feast day of St. Theodore in the Catholic Church).
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