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His father was Mykhailo, and his sons were Stepan and Fedir.  He was born in Rohoshchi.  The date of his birth is unknown.  Sulyma was a member of the petty gentry, and managed the estates of other nobles in the [[Pereiaslav]] region, [[Stanisław Żółkiewski]] and the [[Daniłowicz]] family, and eventually was given the villages of [[Sulymivka]], [[Kuchakiv]], and [[Lebedyn]] in 1620.   

His father was Mykhailo, and his sons were Stepan and Fedir.  He was born in Rohoshchi.  The date of his birth is unknown.  Sulyma was a member of the petty gentry, and managed the estates of other nobles in the [[Pereiaslav]] region, [[Stanisław Żółkiewski]] and the [[Daniłowicz]] family, and eventually was given the villages of [[Sulymivka]], [[Kuchakiv]], and [[Lebedyn]] in 1620.   

He then left his lands for the [[Zaporozhian Sich]], and was elected hetman for the first time in 1628. He led many campaigns against the [[Turkey|Turks]] and the [[Crimea]]ns.  For these efforts he received a from [[Pope Paul V]].  Because the [[Polish Commonwealth]] had been controlling and exploiting Ukraine, he decided on his way back from campaign in Crimea to rebell against [[Poland]].  In 1635 he attacked and destroyed the [[Polish]] castle at [[Kodak]], which was constructed on the [[Dnieper]] River to contain the [[Ukrainian Kozak|Kozaks]].  He killed all the [[German]] mercenaries and the fortresses commander. After his armies were defeated, the other [[Ukrainian Kozak|kozaks]] turned him and his fellow rebels over to the [[Poland|Poles]].  He was executed in [[Warsaw]] on December 12, 1635.  Sulyma was tortured and cut to peices, as a warning that revolts would not be tolerated.

He then left his lands for the [[Zaporozhian Sich]], and was elected hetman for the first time in 1628. He led many campaigns against the [[Turkey|Turks]] and the [[Crimea]]ns.  For these efforts he received a from [[Pope Paul V]].  Because the [[Polish Commonwealth]] had been controlling and exploiting Ukraine, he decided on his way back from campaign in Crimea to rebel against [[Poland]].  In 1635 he attacked and destroyed the [[Polish]] castle at [[Kodak]], which was constructed on the [[Dnieper]] River to contain the [[Ukrainian Kozak|Kozaks]].  He killed all the [[German]] mercenaries and the fortresses commander. After his armies were defeated, the other [[Ukrainian Kozak|kozaks]] turned him and his fellow rebels over to the [[Poland|Poles]].  He was executed in [[Warsaw]] on December 12, 1635.  Sulyma was tortured and cut to pieces, as a warning that revolts would not be tolerated.

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==References==

[http://ukrlife.org/main/prosvita/_sulyma.html Biography in Ukrainian]

[http://ukrlife.org/main/prosvita/_sulyma.html Biography in Ukrainian]

[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/S/U/Sulyma.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry on His Family]

[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/S/U/Sulyma.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry on His Family]

[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\S\U\SulymaIvan.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry on Ivan Sulyma]

[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\S\U\SulymaIvan.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry on Ivan Sulyma]

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