Zaporozhian Cossacks’ letter to Sultan Mehmed IV
It is reported that around 1675 the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV sent a letter to the Zaporozhian Cossacks, which put the ultimatum to make them stop attacking his lands and unconditionally surrendered to his rule. Dating of the list is uncertain, as is the fact that the letter is authentic or not. The recipient was Koshovyi Otaman Ataman Ivan Sirko, …
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