Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko | |
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Born | 1605 (1610) Murafa, Bracław Voivodeship |
Died | August 11,[1] 1680 Hrushivka, Zaporizhian Host |
Allegiance | |
Years of service | 1648–1680 |
Rank | Kosh Otaman |
Battles/wars | |
Spouse(s) | Sofia |
Children | two sons (Peter and Roman) and two daughters |
Ivan Sirko (Ukrainian: Іван Дмитрович Сірко, tr. Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko, [ɪˈwɑn dmɪˈtrɔwɪt͡ʃ sɪrˈkɔ]; Polish: Iwan Sierko, [iˈvan sʲɛrˈkɔ]; Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Серко, romanized: Ivan Dmitrievich Serko, [ɪˈvan ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪt͡ɕ sʲɪrˈko]; c. 1610–1680) was a Ukrainian Cossack military leader, Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host and putative co-author of the famous semi-legendary Cossack letter to the Ottoman sultan that inspired the major painting Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks by the 19th-century artist Ilya Repin.
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