Mykhailo Doroshenko (; died 1628) was the

Hetman ''Hetman'' is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders (comparable to a field marshal or imperial marshal in the Holy Roman Empire). First used by the Czechs in Bohemia in the 15th century, ...

of the registered

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from 1623 to 1628.

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He was elevated to the rank of

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in 1616, and he was active in Petro Konashevych's wars against

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. He personally participated in the Battle of Khotyn in 1621. He was elected hetman around 1623. In early 1625 he made an alliance with Crimea. In late 1625

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made him sign the Treaty of Kurukove in which the Cossacks renounced an independent foreign policy. This led him to conflicts with the

Zaporozhian Cossacks The Zaporozhian Cossacks (in Latin ''Cossacorum Zaporoviensis''), also known as the Zaporozhian Cossack Army or the Zaporozhian Host (), were Cossacks who lived beyond (that is, downstream from) the Dnieper Rapids. Along with Registered Cossa ...

who had opposed the treaty. Doroshenko oversaw the establishment of six registered regiments. He died on 31 May 1628, in battle defending Crimean khan Mehmed III Giray against

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. In 2013, with the support of the museum "muzei Hetmanstva" the "Hetman Petro Doroshenko fund" was created. The Fund carries out research activity about the Hetmans of Ukraine: Myhailo and Petro Doroshenko, shares the information about them, researches genealogy of Doroshenko.

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Doroshenko, Mykhailo
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Encyclopedia of UkraineOfficial site of the museum Getmanstva
Seniors of Registered Cossacks Hetmans of the Zaporozhian Cossacks 1628 deaths Mykhailo Year of birth unknown {{Ukraine-bio-stub

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