Peace of Buczacz
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The Treaty of Buchach was signed on 16 or 18 October 1672 in Buczacz (now Buchach
, Ukraine
) between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
and the Ottoman Empire
, ended the first phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676). King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, unable to raise a suitable army against the Ottomans, ceded territory of Podolia
to the Ottomans and agreed to pay a yearly tribute of 22,000 Thaler
s.
The treaty would be revised in 1676 with the Treaty of Żurawno.
Buchach
Buchach is a small city located on the Strypa River in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine...
, 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...
) between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, ended the first phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676). King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, unable to raise a suitable army against the Ottomans, ceded territory of Podolia
Podolia
The region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
to the Ottomans and agreed to pay a yearly tribute of 22,000 Thaler
Thaler
The Thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, "Thaler" is an abbreviation of "Joachimsthaler", a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal in Bohemia, where some of the first such...
s.
The treaty would be revised in 1676 with the Treaty of Żurawno.