The Cossack raid on Istanbul (

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: ''Козацький рейд на Стамбул'',

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: ''İstanbul'a Kazak baskını''; 1620) led by on the capital of the

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as a part of the Cossack Naval Campaigns and the Ottoman–Polish War (1620–1621).

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In 1620 relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were rapidly deteriorating due to frequent raids from Cossacks. The Ottomans stated that they would break their

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and declare war against Poland if they did not stop the Cossack raids. The Ottomans promised to abandon these plans if, within four months, the Commonwealth destroyed the Cossacks. Although the Polish ambassador in Istanbul agreed, negotiations soured as the Ottoman ambassador was treated with disrespect. Thus, the Ottomans decided to end the Cossack raids themselves and proceeded to build a string of fortresses in southern Ukraine as preparation. However, the Cossacks had already decided to attack Turkey. Having learned about this, the Polish ambassador immediately escaped from

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. The result of the raid was a Cossack victory. The Cossacks then raided Varna on the Bulgarian coast, then proceeded to raid Prekop which were under the control of the Ottomans. The cities were completely looted.

Aftermath

The raid formed the pretext for the

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:1. М. Грушевський. Історія України-Руси. Том VII. Розділ VII. Стор. 7. :2. Cepandant les Cosaques aves les 150 barques ravagent toute la mer Noire — l. c. c. 412. :3. Les Cosaques sont á toute heure pros d'ici sur la mer Noire, ou ils font des prises incroiables veu leur faiblesse et sont en telle reputation, qu' il faut des coups de baston pour faire resoudre les soldats turcs à aller à la guerre contre eux sur quelques galères qne le Grand-Seigr y enovoie avec lagrande peine- Депеші д-Сезі с. 412. Conflicts in 1620 17th century in Istanbul 1620 in the Ottoman Empire Military history of Istanbul Military history of Zaporizhzhia Cossack raids on the Ottoman Empire Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621)

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