Ivan Bohun (Ruthenian: Іванъ Богун; ; died 1664) was a Zaporozhian Cossack colonel. A close associate and friend of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, he opposed both the pacts with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Treaty of Hadiach of 1658) and with the Tsardom of Russia (Pereiaslav Agreement of 1654).
Biography
thumb|left|150px|Ivan Bohun fighting Poles in the [[Battle of Berestechko]]
Bohun was born into a Cossack-Ruthenian noble family. In 1637, he captured the Azov Fortress in a joint campaign with Don Cossacks and later took part in the subsequent Azov sitting. He took part in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule in Ukraine, leading Cossack troops in Bratslav Voivodeship. In June 1651 he was elected colonel of Vinnytsia Regiment and took part in the Battle of Berestechko against Polish troops led by King John II Casimir Vasa, taking command over Cossack forces in the absence of hetman Khmelnytsky.
See also
- Ruthenian nobility
References
External links
- Ivan Bohun at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- About Ivan Bohun (in Ukrainian)