Rebellion

Ostryanyn Uprising

1638 · 49.40° N, 33.28° E

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When
1638
Kind
Rebellion
Coordinates
49.40° N, 33.28° E
Description
1638 Cossack uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Ostryanyn uprising

1638 Cossack uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Ostryanyn uprising was a 1638 Cossack uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was sparked by an act of the Sejm (legislature) passed the same year that declared that non-Registered Cossacks were equal to ordinary peasants in their rights, and hence were subjected to enserfment. The uprising was initially led by Cossack Hetman Yakiv Ostryanyn but was eventually crushed.

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