# Bohdan Khmelnytsky

_Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship_

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> Zynoviy Bohdan Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky of the Abdank coat of arms was a Ruthenian nobleman and military commander of Zaporozhian Cossacks as Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host, which was then under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He led the Cossacks to victory in a successful uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates (1648–1654) that resulted in the creation of an independent Cossack state in Dnieper Ukraine.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1595 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Subotiv ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P19))
- **Died:** 27 July 1657 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P570))
- **Place of death:** Chyhyryn ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Cossack Hetmanate ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; military leader; diplomat ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P106))
- **Spouse:** Olena Chaplynska; Anna Zolotarenko; Hanna Somko ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P26))
- **Positions held:** Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (20 January 1648 – 27 July 1657) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808#P39))

## Questions

**When was Bohdan Khmelnytsky born?**  
Bohdan Khmelnytsky was born on 1595 in Subotiv.

**What positions has Bohdan Khmelnytsky held?**  
Positions held by Bohdan Khmelnytsky include: Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (1648–1657).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bohdan Khmelnytsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohdan_Khmelnytsky) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q203808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203808) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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