# Ivan Bohun

_Historical character_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-bohun
Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Ivan Bohun was a Zaporozhian Cossack colonel. A close associate and friend of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, he opposed both the pacts with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and with the Tsardom of Russia.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1618 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Bratslav ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P19))
- **Died:** 27 February 1664 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P570))
- **Place of death:** Novhorod-Siverskyi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Cossack Hetmanate ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P27))
- **Occupation:** soldier ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P106))
- **Positions held:** Hetman of Zaporizhian Host ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067#P39))

## Questions

**When was Ivan Bohun born?**  
Ivan Bohun was born on 1618 in Bratslav.

**What positions has Ivan Bohun held?**  
Positions held by Ivan Bohun include: Hetman of Zaporizhian Host.

## Related

- [Ivan Mazepa](https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-mazepa)
- [Bohdan Khmelnytsky](https://diginpl.com/people/bohdan-khmelnytsky)
- [Danylo Apostol](https://diginpl.com/people/danylo-apostol)
- [Taras Fedorovych](https://diginpl.com/people/taras-fedorovych)
- [Petro Doroshenko](https://diginpl.com/people/petro-doroshenko)
- [Ivan Vyhovsky](https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-vyhovsky)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ivan Bohun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Bohun) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q730067](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730067) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ivan Bohun (1884).jpg by Madeevskiy (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivan_Bohun_(1884).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ivan Bohun, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ivan Bohun (1884).jpg — Madeevskiy, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Ivan Bohun". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-bohun. Retrieved 7 November 2026.