# Ostap Dashkevych

_Ukrainian Cossack leader_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Ostaphii "Ostap" Dashkevych or Dashkovych was one of the earliest recorded leaders of an organized Cossack defense force.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1470 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ovruch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P19))
- **Died:** 25 November 1536 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P570))
- **Place of death:** Ovruch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Grand Duchy of Lithuania ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P27))
- **Occupation:** diplomat; starosta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P106))
- **Positions held:** starost of Tchatchersk (1533–1535); Hetman of Zaporizhian Host; governor of Krzyczew (until 1504) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434#P39))

## Questions

**When was Ostap Dashkevych born?**  
Ostap Dashkevych was born on 1470 in Ovruch.

**What positions has Ostap Dashkevych held?**  
Positions held by Ostap Dashkevych include: starost of Tchatchersk (1533–1535); Hetman of Zaporizhian Host; governor of Krzyczew (until 1504).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ostap Dashkevych](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostap_Dashkevych) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q970434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970434) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Muzeum Śląskie - Jan Matejko - Ostatni Daszkiewicz 02.jpg by Jan Matejko (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muzeum_%C5%9Al%C4%85skie_-_Jan_Matejko_-_Ostatni_Daszkiewicz_02.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ostap Dashkevych, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Muzeum Śląskie - Jan Matejko - Ostatni Daszkiewicz 02.jpg — Jan Matejko, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Ostap Dashkevych". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ostap-dashkevych. Retrieved 15 November 2026.