The Treaty of Kurukove ( uk, Куруківський Договір) was an agreement between

Hetman ( uk, гетьман, translit=het'man) is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders. Used by the Czechs in Bohemia since the 15th century. It was the title of the second-highest military ...

Stanisław Koniecpolski Stanisław Koniecpolski (1591 – 11 March 1646) was a Polish military commander, regarded as one of the most talented and capable in the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was also a magnate, a royal official (''starosta''), ...

of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

and

Mykhailo Doroshenko Mykhailo Doroshenko ( uk, Михайло Дорошенко; died 1628) was the Hetman of the registered Ukrainian Cossacks from 1623 to 1628. Brief biography He was elevated to the rank of Cossack colonel in 1616, and he was active in Petro ...

of the

Ukrainian Cossacks The Zaporozhian Cossacks, Zaporozhian Cossack Army, Zaporozhian Host, (, or uk, Військо Запорізьке, translit=Viisko Zaporizke, translit-std=ungegn, label=none) or simply Zaporozhians ( uk, Запорожці, translit=Zaporoz ...

. After four days of negotiations, it was signed on 5 November 1625 near Lake Kurukove, in what is now

Kremenchuk Kremenchuk (; uk, Кременчу́к, Kremenchuk ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnipro River. The city serves as the administrative center of the Kremenchuk Raion (district) in Poltava Oblast (pr ...

. The treaty was a response to

Marek Zhmaylo Marko Zhmaylo-Kulchytsky (; Polish: Marek Żmajło – Date of birth and death unknown), hetman Cossack and leader of the Zhmaylo Uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1625. According to one source Zhmaylo came from the R ...

uprising Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

"Treaty of Kurukove"
''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'' and a Crimean-Zaporozhian alliance under

Mehmed III Giray Mehmed III Giray (1584–1629, reigned 1623–1628) was a khan of the Crimean Khanate. Much of his life was spent in conflict with nearly everyone around him. Part of the trouble was caused by his over-aggressive brother Shahin Giray. His reign w ...

. The treaty's provisions amounted to a compromise; Cossack liberties were extended, but not all the Cossack demands were met, which led to further tensions.

Terms

*Amnesty for rebels who participated in raids against Turkish territories, estates of the

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gentry Gentry (from Old French ''genterie'', from ''gentil'', "high-born, noble") are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past. Word similar to gentle imple and decentfamilies ''Gentry'', in its widest c ...

, and crown estates, "''provided that henceforth obedience and respect be vouchsafed to the starosty and Officialdom''" *The right of the Kozaks to elect their own

, pending confirmation of the Polish King * The

Registered Cossacks Registered Cossacks (, , pl, Kozacy rejestrowi) comprised special Cossack units of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army in the 16th and 17th centuries. Registered Cossacks became a military formation of the Commonwealth army beginnin ...

was increased to 6,000 men, and those in the register were to be paid an annual salary by

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

(this was increased to 8000 by the 1630 Treaty of Pereiaslav) *Independent Kozak campaigns against

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

were prohibited *The Kozaks could have no relations with other countries "''no alliances with any neighboring state be made nor any delegations from other states be received, nor any communication through envoys, nor any service for foreign states be undertaken.''" (cf.

) *If these conditions were broken, "''the Commonwealth will proceed as if against enemies.''”

References

*
Harvard Ukrainian Studies Volume II Number 1 March 1978
' at

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* *Ihor Pidkova, Roman Shust,
Dovidnyk z istorii Ukrainy
'' 3 Volumes

Kyiv, 1993–1999, (t. 1), (t. 2), {{ISBN, 966-504-237-8}

17th century in the Zaporozhian Host Poland–Ukraine military relations 1625 treaties Kurukove Kremenchuk 1625 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth