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[[Image:Khmelnytsky.jpg|right|thumb|Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]

[[Image:Khmelnytsky.jpg|right|thumb|Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]

 

'''Bohdan Zynovi Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький, [[Polish]]: ''Bohdan Zenobi Chmielnicki'') (1595-August 6, 1657) was the [[hetman]] of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]]s.  He led the famous revolt against the [[Polish Commonwealth]] in 1648-1654.

'''Bohdan Zynovi Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький, [[Polish]]: ''Bohdan Zenobi Chmielnicki'') (1595-August 6, 1657) was the [[hetman]] of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]]s.  He led the famous revolt against the [[Polish Commonwealth]] in 1648-1654.

==Background==

==Background==

Khmelnytsky was born into a family of [[Ukrainian]] lesser nobility. His father, [[Mykhailo Khmelnytsky]], served in the [[Polish]] [[military]], and his mother was a [[Ukrainian Kozak|kozak]].  His birth place is unknown. He was schooled in [[Ukrainian]] and later in [[Polish]] by the [[Jesuit]]s. Khmelnytsky was an [[Orthodox Christian]]. He was married to Hanna Somko and they settled on his estate near [[Chyhyryn]].

Khmelnytsky was born into a family of [[Ukrainian]] lesser nobility. His father, [[Mykhailo Khmelnytsky]], served in the [[Polish]] [[military]], and his mother was a [[Ukrainian Kozak|kozak]].  His birth place is unknown. He was schooled in [[Ukrainian]] and later in [[Polish]] by the [[Jesuit]]s. Khmelnytsky was an [[Orthodox Christian]]. He was married to Hanna Somko and they settled on his estate near [[Chyhyryn]].