The Deluge
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The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating wars and invasions, particularly the Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, that led to massive destruction, population loss, and political weakening of the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Deluge canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Potop szwedzki
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Swedish Deluge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | millions of civilians killed or displaced ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Brandenburg-Prussia
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Cossack Hetmanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimean Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
long-term demographic decline in affected regions
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plundering of cultural and religious treasures ⓘ weakening of central authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ widespread destruction of towns and villages ⓘ |
| endTime | 1667 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cossack–Tatar raids
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Khmelnytsky Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Northern Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthenian lands of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Brandenburg-Prussia
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Cossack Hetmanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimean Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| result |
confirmation of Russian control over parts of eastern Ruthenia
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devastation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ economic collapse in large parts of Poland and Lithuania ⓘ political weakening of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ rise of Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ significant population loss in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ territorial losses for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Swedish occupation of Warsaw
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Treaty of Oliva NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Radnot NERFINISHED ⓘ Truce of Andrusovo NERFINISHED ⓘ defence of Jasna Góra Monastery ⓘ |
| startTime | 1654 ⓘ |
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