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[[image:166px-BChmielnicki.jpg|right|thumb|Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]

[[image:166px-BChmielnicki.jpg|right|thumb|Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]

Hetman was the title of the military commanders of the [[Ukrainian Kozak|Ukrainian Kozaks]].  The term was adopted from the [[Poland|Polish]] Commonwealth.  After the 1648 uprising, the Hetman was the head of the Ukrainian Kozak state.  This position was the military leader and the legislator.  The hetmans symbol of power was the [[bulawa]]. The position was abolished by [[Catherine the Great]] in 1764.

'''Hetman''' was the title of the military commanders of the [[Ukrainian Kozak|Ukrainian Kozaks]].  The term was adopted from the [[Poland|Polish]] Commonwealth.  After the 1648 uprising, the Hetman was the head of the Ukrainian Kozak state.  This position was the military leader and the legislator.  The hetmans symbol of power was the [[bulawa]]. The position was abolished by [[Catherine the Great]] in 1764.