Peace of BiaĆa Cerkiew
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The Peace of BiaĆa Cerkiew was a treaty signed on September 28, 1651, between Poland and the rebel Cossacks led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. This agreement followed the Polish victory at the Battle of Beresteczko, where King John Casimir defeated Khmelnytsky's forces.12
The treaty significantly reduced the autonomy granted to the Cossacks by the earlier Compact of ZborĂłw. It lowered the number of "registered" Cossacks (a privileged class) from 40,000 to 20,000 and restricted their territorial control. Neither the Cossacks nor the Polish parliament fully accepted the terms, leading to continued conflict and the Cossacks' eventual decision to seek suzerainty from the Russian tsar in 1654.12
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- Battle of Beresteczko
âŠnew peace settlement, concluded at BiaĆa Cerkiew (Sept. 28, 1651), which reduced the number of âregisteredâ Cossacks from 40,000 to 20,000 and deprived them of the right to settle in and control various provinces that had been designated in the Compact of ZborĂłw. Neither the Cossacks nor the Polish SejmâŠ
Read MoreâŠnew peace settlement, concluded at BiaĆa Cerkiew (Sept. 28, 1651), which reduced the number of âregisteredâ Cossacks from 40,000 to 20,000 and deprived them of the right to settle in and control various provinces that had been designated in the Compact of ZborĂłw. Neither the Cossacks nor the Polish SejmâŠ
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Read MoreâŠfollowed by the pact of BiaĆa Cerkiew, which the Cossacks found hard to accept.
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