Chorna rada of 1663
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The Chorna rada of 1663 was a Cossack Rada
meeting on 17-18 June, 1663 till near Nizhyn
, Ukraine
. Where thousands of common cossacks, Zaporozhians, Ukrainian peasants, and including the Cossack starshyna where assembled to elect a new Hetman
of Left-bank Ukraine
. The main candidates were Acting hetman
Yakym Somko
, Nizhyn
colonel
Vasyl Zolotarenko
, and Koshovyi Otaman
Ivan Briukhovetsky
.
The starshyna proposed and supported Yakym Somko who was planning to reduce Muscovy influence in left-bank Ukraine, and restore Ukraine on both sides on the Dnipro, and opponent Zolotarenko choose to support Somko as well. But the common cossacks proposed Briukhovestsky who promised to lower taxes, and the tsar
as well supported Briukhovetsky candidacy hoping to use him to increase Muscovy influence in the left-bank.
But the majority opted to elect Briukhovetsky who admired his proposed policies and elected him the new hetman. As the disputes grew over the elections the situation worsened for Somko and Zolotarenko, both sought the protection from the Russian officials who were present as spectators. But the officers arrested them both and handed them over to the newly elected hetman. Briukhovetsky had them imprisoned, and executed in Borzna
on September 28, 1663.
Cossack Rada
Cossack Rada was a general cossack meeting often military in nature. It was also known as the Chorna Rada, from the Slavic chern - mob.The Rada was an institution of cossack administration in Ukraine from 16th to 18 centuries. One of the famous such councils was the Chorna rada of 1663 described...
meeting on 17-18 June, 1663 till near Nizhyn
Nizhyn
Nizhyn is a city located in the Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine, along the Oster River, north-east of the nation's capital, Kiev. It is the administrative center of the Nizhynsky Raion, though the city itself is also designated as a district in the oblast...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Where thousands of common cossacks, Zaporozhians, Ukrainian peasants, and including the Cossack starshyna where assembled to elect a new Hetman
Hetman
Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
of Left-bank Ukraine
Left-bank Ukraine
Left-bank Ukraine is a historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left bank of the Dnieper River, comprising the modern-day oblasts of Chernihiv, Poltava and Sumy as well as the eastern parts of the Kiev and Cherkasy....
. The main candidates were Acting hetman
Acting Hetman
Acting Hetman was a title during the 17th, and 18th centuries, in the Cossack Hetmanate. The acting hetman was the governing authority in the Hetmanate temporarily substituted for the hetman. The acting hetman was appointed by the hetman himself, to perform the duties of the hetman when absent...
Yakym Somko
Yakym Somko
Yakym Somko , was a Ukrainian Cossack military leader of the Pereyaslav regiment and was the Acting Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine in 1660-1663, during The Ruin....
, Nizhyn
Nizhyn Regiment
The Nizhyn Regiment was one of ten territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate. The regiment's capital was the city of Nizhyn, now in Chernihiv Oblast of central Ukraine. Other major cities of the regiment were Pryluky, Hlukhiv and Baturyn....
colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Vasyl Zolotarenko
Vasyl Zolotarenko
Vasyl Zolotarenko , was a Ukrainian Cossack colonel of the Nizhyn Regiment . He was the younger brother of Ivan Zolotarenko, and his sister Hanna Zolotarenko married hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky....
, and Koshovyi Otaman
Koshovyi Otaman
Kosh Otaman was the highest military rank of the Zaporizhian Cossacks in the 16-18th centuries.-Overview:The otaman was elected by elders of the Zaporozhian Host. The position contained the highest military, administrative, and judicial powers. Until the establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate the...
Ivan Briukhovetsky
Ivan Briukhovetsky
Ivan Briukhovetsky was a pro-Russian hetman of Left-Bank Ukraine from 1663 to 1668. For background see The Ruin...
.
The starshyna proposed and supported Yakym Somko who was planning to reduce Muscovy influence in left-bank Ukraine, and restore Ukraine on both sides on the Dnipro, and opponent Zolotarenko choose to support Somko as well. But the common cossacks proposed Briukhovestsky who promised to lower taxes, and the tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
as well supported Briukhovetsky candidacy hoping to use him to increase Muscovy influence in the left-bank.
But the majority opted to elect Briukhovetsky who admired his proposed policies and elected him the new hetman. As the disputes grew over the elections the situation worsened for Somko and Zolotarenko, both sought the protection from the Russian officials who were present as spectators. But the officers arrested them both and handed them over to the newly elected hetman. Briukhovetsky had them imprisoned, and executed in Borzna
Borzna
Borzna , is a historic town in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Borznyanskyi Raion in the Chernihiv Oblast. The estimated population of the town is around 10,640 .- Location :...
on September 28, 1663.