Ivan Sirko

Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko
Born1605 (1610)
Murafa, Bracław Voivodeship
DiedAugust 11,[1] 1680
Hrushivka, Zaporizhian Host
Allegiance
Years of service1648–1680
RankKosh Otaman
Battles/wars
Spouse(s)Sofia
Childrentwo 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, romanizedIvan 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.

  1. ^ according to chronicler Samiylo Velychko

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