Yakiv Fedorovych Barabash () died in September 1658) was a Zaporozhian Cossack Otaman (1657–58) who opposed

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Ivan Vyhovsky. In 1657 he and

Poltava Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...

polkovnyk Martyn Pushkar led a pro-

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revolt against Vyhovsky, who was generally pro- Polish in his policies. The revolt ended in June 1658 near

, when Vyhovsky and his

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defeated the rebellion. Barabash was later captured and executed.

References

* *Ihor Pidkova (editor), Roman Shust (editor),
Dovidnyk z istorii Ukrainy
, 3 Volumes,

Kyiv, 1993-1999, (t. 1), (t. 2), (t. 3). Article

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