Treaty of Korsun
The Treaty of Korsun was a treaty signed between the Cossack Hetmanate and Sweden on October 6 1657, in the treaty, the Hetmanate was formally recognized by Sweden.
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| Type | Alliance and military association treaty[1] |
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| Signed | October 25 1657 |
| Location | Korsun |
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Stipulations
[edit]- The Cossack Hetmanate is formally recognized by Sweden[2][3]
- Sweden promises the formation of an independent Cossack state which would include Galicia, Volhynia, and eastern Ukrainian territory[4]
- Charles X Gustav pledges that Poland will recognize the Hetmanate[5]
- Charles X Gustav accepts the Hetmanate as under his control[3]
- Charles X Gustav promises to defend the freedom and interests of the Ukrainian people[3]
Aftermath
[edit]As a result of the treaty, many elite cossacks attempted to weaken their ties to the Commonwealth, resolve regional tensions, and create a brand new geopolitical formation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Treaty of Pereyaslav 1654 • an Appraisal of the Pereyaslav Agreement of 1654".
- ^ Katchanovski, Ivan; Kohut, Zenon E.; Nebesio, Bohdan Y.; Yurkevich, Myroslav (11 July 2013). Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7847-1.
- ^ a b c d Kushnir, Ostap (March 2019). The Intermarium as the Polish-Ukrainian Linchpin of Baltic-Black Sea Cooperation. Cambridge Scholars. ISBN 978-1-5275-3054-6.
- ^ Magocsi, Paul Robert (18 June 2010). A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples, Second Edition. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-9879-6.
- ^ https://www.nemoros.cz/_files/ugd/b7f2f7_399952a9fd364dbfb20c51df8dfe12da.pdf#page=181