Ivan Sulyma
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Ivan Sulyma (
Kosh Otaman
in 1630–1635.
Life and death
Son of Mykhailo Sulyma, Ivan came from a petty noble (szlachta) family. He was born in Rohoshchi (next to Chernihiv). He served as an estate overseer for Stanisław Żółkiewski and later the family of Daniłowicze who inherited his lands; for that service in 1620 he was awarded three villages: Sulimówka, Kuczakiw and Lebedyn. All the villages today belong to the Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast. His sons included Stepan (died 1659), a captain of Boryspil company, and Fedir (died 1691), a colonel of Pereiaslav regiment.
He became popular among the un
slave galley and freeing Christian slaves[1] he received a medal from Pope Paul V himself. Eventually, Sulyma reached the rank of the hetman
, which he held from 1628 to 1629 and 1630 to 1635.
In 1635, after returning from an expedition to
Władysław IV Waza, known for his friendly attitude towards the Cossacks, was hesitant to execute Sulyma, especially since he was a person upon whom the Pope himself bestowed his medal. However, pressured by the nobility who wanted to show that no rebellions against the 'established order' would be tolerated, the order for an execution was given; after being tortured, Sulyma was cut to pieces and his body parts were hung on the city walls of Warsaw.[2]
See also
- List of Ukrainian rulers
- Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks
References
- ^ Plokhy, Serhii. The Cossacks and Religion in Early Modern Ukraine. Oxford University Press, 2001
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Myroslav, Mamchak. Ivan Sulyma, Hetman of Zaporizhzhya Host. Retrieved 24 November 2006
External links
Media related to Ivan Sulyma at Wikimedia Commons
