Khmelnytsky Uprising massacres
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The Khmelnytsky Uprising massacres were a series of brutal 17th-century pogroms in which Cossack and peasant forces slaughtered large numbers of Jews and Polish nobles across the territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Jewish violence
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massacre ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
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Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Jewish chronicles of the 17th century
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Polish historical accounts ⓘ Ukrainian Cossack chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1657 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfVictims |
large numbers of Polish nobles
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tens of thousands of Jews ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Cossack rebellion against Polish rule
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Khmelnytsky Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-Jewish sentiment ⓘ religious tensions between Orthodox and Catholic communities ⓘ social tensions between peasants and Polish nobility ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demographic changes in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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devastation of Jewish life in the region ⓘ intensification of confessional conflict ⓘ long-term trauma in Jewish collective memory ⓘ sharp decline of Jewish population in affected areas ⓘ weakening of Polish nobility in Ukrainian lands ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Bratslav Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
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Kiev Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Podolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Right-bank Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Volhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cossack forces
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Ukrainian peasants ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
Catholic clergy
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Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish nobles ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian szlachta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cossack-Polish wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local self-defense units ⓘ |
| partOf | Khmelnytsky Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Cossack-led peasant bands
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Zaporozhian Cossacks NERFINISHED ⓘ local insurgent forces ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
attacks on Catholic churches
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destruction of Jewish communal institutions ⓘ killing of Polish landlords ⓘ mass killing of Jewish communities ⓘ |
| startTime | 1648 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
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