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Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship
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Bohdan Khmelnytsky
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
1595
Date of death
July 27, 1657
Place of birth
Zhovkva, Chyhyryn, Subotiv[8][9]
Place of death
Chyhyryn
Country of citizenship
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack Hetmanate[19][20]
Occupation
politician, military leader, diplomat
Position held
Hetman of Zaporizhian Host[22]
Religion or worldview
Eastern Orthodox Church[23]
Father
Michał Chmielnicki[11]
Spouse
Olena Chaplynska, Anna Zolotarenko, Hanna Somko[12][13][14]
Child
Tymish Khmelnytsky, Catherine Bogdanovna Khmelnytsky, Elena Khmelnytsky, Yurii Khmelnytskyi[15][16][17][18]
Cause of death
stroke[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish, Crimean Tatar, Ottoman Turkish, Old Ukrainian, Ruthenian[45][46][47][48][49]
Allegiance
Tsardom of Russia[37]
Coat of arms
Abdank[27]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Polish Biographical Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39][40][41][42][43][44]
Family
House of Chmielnicki[25]
Family name
Khmelnytskyi[34]
Given name
Bohdan, Zinoviy[35][36]
Manner of death
natural causes[38]
Military, police or special rank
ataman[28]
Name in native language
Богдан Зиновій Хмельницький
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Native language
Old Ukrainian[21]
Noble title
hetman[26]
Number of children
+9, +12
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Ukraine, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Participated in conflict
Polish–Ottoman War of 1620–1621, Thirty Years' War, Khmelnytsky Uprising, Deluge[30][31][32][33]
Patronym or matronym
Mikhaylovich
Place of burial
Illinska Church in Subotiv[10]
Social classification
Cossacks, nobility
🏷️ Also known as
en Bohdan Khmelnytskyi en Bohdan Khmelnytsky ar بوهدان خميلينتسكي cs Bohdan Chmelnyckyj cs Bohdan Chmelnický cs Bohdan Chmelnickyj cs Bohdan Chmelnickij da Bogdan Zinovij Mikhajlovitsj Khmelnitskij da Bogdan Khmelnytskij de Bohdan Mychajlowytsch Chmelnyzkyj de Bogdan Chmelnitzki de Bohdan Chmielnicki de Bohdan Chmelnyzkyj de Bohdan Chmelnizki de Bogdan Chmielnicki de Bogdan Chmelnizki el Μπογκντάν Χμελνίτσκι es Bogdán Chmielnicki es Bohdan Jmelnytsky es Bohdán Jmelnitski
🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
0000000140945488
VIAF cluster ID
208895117
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81086449
GND ID
118520504
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
bohdan-chmelnyckyj
BHCL UUID
371db05c-75b1-4558-b985-6b4cb176775c
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
Khmelʹnyt︠s︡ʹkyĭBohdanapproximately1594-1657
Baza osób polskich ID
2407
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12123219q
Biografija.ru ID
khmelnickij-zinovij-bogdan
British Museum person or institution ID
167048
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00546174
Show all 65 identifiers +53
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10679969
DDB person (GND) ID
118520504
De Agostini ID
Chmelnickij,+Bogdan
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118520504
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118520504
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1xJhuH
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
27694
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Bohdan-Khmelnytsky
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
bogdan-mikhailovitch-khmelnitski
FAST ID
1828624
FactGrid item ID
Arroyo del Tigre (Río Cuareim)
Fandom article ID
cs.historika:Bohdan_Chmelnickyj
Find a Grave memorial ID
203037623
Freebase ID
/m/01krb
Genealogics.org person ID
I00762978
Geni profile ID
6000000074286577932
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Bogdan_Sinovij_Khmelnitskij, Bohdan_Khmelnytskyj
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4694805, 5843184
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
25817
IdRef ID
10355467X
Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine ID
K\H\KhmelnytskyBohdan
IxTheo authority ID
079322395
J9U entity ID
987007298379905171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
4346
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
14533
Jewish Virtual Library ID
chmielnicki-khmelnitski-bogdan-x00b0
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118520504
Krugosvet article (archived)
gosudarstvo-i-politika/hmelnickiy-zinoviy-bogdan
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/127419
LibraryThing author ID
khmelnytskybohdan
Libris-URI
64jmwv0q2c5d0gv
Museum-digital person/organization ID
232327
Münzkabinett ID
person/13848
NL CR AUT ID
jn20011211114
NLP ID
a0000001183051
NUKAT ID
n98097803
National Library of Latvia ID
000314102
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*18442;=BF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810533629905606
National Library of Russia ID
7757751
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074002929
Obálky knih ID
jn20011211114
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3885564
Open Library ID
OL4538531A
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
26723
Rodovid ID
143954
Roglo person ID
p=bogdan;n=khmelnitski
SVKKL authority ID
0437738-Chmelnyckyj-Bohdan-asi-15951657
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
3.13.1
Topic's main category
Category:Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
bogdan-chmel-nickij
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJghp9g8d7ddcvY9V8Qg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/ad180192-1a6e-4853-ab1e-eae4db093476

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🔗 Connections
Named after 10
Khmelnytskyi, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Independent Presidential Regiment (Ukraine), Cherkasy National University, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, 14th Radiotechnical Brigade +2 more
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Polish Biographical Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
Polish, Crimean Tatar, Ottoman Turkish, Ruthenian, Old Ukrainian
Participated in conflict 4
Thirty Years' War, Khmelnytsky Uprising, Deluge, Polish–Ottoman War of 1620–1621
Place of birth 3
Chyhyryn, Zhovkva, Subotiv
Child 2
Yurii Khmelnytskyi, Tymish Khmelnytsky
Children (paternal) 2
Yurii Khmelnytskyi, Tymish Khmelnytsky
Country of citizenship 2
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossack Hetmanate
Occupation 2
politician, diplomat
On focus list of Wikimedia project 2
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Ukraine
Social classification 2
nobility, Cossacks
← Depicts 2
Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky in Kyiv, Ukrainian five-hryvnia note
Allegiance 1
Tsardom of Russia
Cause of death 1
stroke
Coat of arms 1
Abdank
Founded entities 1
Illinska Church in Subotiv
Given name 1
Zinoviy
Heads of state of 1
Cossack Hetmanate
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military, police or special rank 1
ataman
Native language 1
Old Ukrainian
Noble title 1
hetman
Place of burial 1
Illinska Church in Subotiv
Place of death 1
Chyhyryn
Position held 1
Hetman of Zaporizhian Host
Religion or worldview 1
Eastern Orthodox Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Olena Chaplynska
Spouses 1
Olena Chaplynska
Topic's main category 1
Category:Bohdan Khmelnytsky
← Allegiance 1
Yakym Somko
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Bohdan Khmelnytsky
← Characters 1
With Fire and Sword
← FactGrid item ID 1
Fillingham
← Main subject 1
Bogdan Jmelnitski
← Relative 1
Yakym Somko
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Summary

Bohdan Khmelnytsky was born in 1595[1] in Zhovkva[2]. He died on July 27, 1657[3], in Chyhyryn[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military leader[6], and diplomat[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Bohdan Khmelnytsky include Khmelnytskyi[50], a centre of oblast[51], in Ukraine[52], founded in 1431[53]; Order of him[54], an order[55], in Ukraine[56], founded in 1995[57]; Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky[58], an order[59], in Soviet Union[60], founded in 1943[61]; Independent Presidential Regiment (Ukraine)[62], an infantry brigade[63], in Ukraine[64], founded in 1992[65]; 14th Radiotechnical Brigade[66], an electronic warfare brigade[67], in Ukraine[68], founded in 1941[69], headquartered in Odesa[70]; Bogdan Khmelnitsky[71], a volcano[72], in Russia[73]; Cherkasy National University[74], a university[75], in Ukraine[76], founded in 1921[77]; and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University[78], a university[79], in Ukraine[80], founded in 1923[81].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Khmelnytskyi[50], a centre of oblast[51], in Ukraine[52], founded in 1431[53]; Order of him[54], an order[55], in Ukraine[56], founded in 1995[57]; Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky[58], an order[59], in Soviet Union[60], founded in 1943[61]; Independent Presidential Regiment (Ukraine)[62], an infantry brigade[63], in Ukraine[64], founded in 1992[65]; 14th Radiotechnical Brigade[66], an electronic warfare brigade[67], in Ukraine[68], founded in 1941[69], headquartered in Odesa[70]; and Bogdan Khmelnitsky[71], a volcano[72], in Russia[73].

FAQs

Where was Bohdan Khmelnytsky born?

Bohdan Khmelnytsky was born in Zhovkva[2].

Where did Bohdan Khmelnytsky die?

Bohdan Khmelnytsky died in Chyhyryn[4].

Who were Bohdan Khmelnytsky's parents?

Bohdan Khmelnytsky's father was Michał Chmielnicki[11].

Who was Bohdan Khmelnytsky married to?

Bohdan Khmelnytsky's spouses include Olena Chaplynska[12], Anna Zolotarenko[13], and Hanna Somko[14].

What did Bohdan Khmelnytsky do for work?

Bohdan Khmelnytsky worked as a politician[5], military leader[6], and diplomat[7].

Related Entities

Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University Cherkasy National University Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Tsardom of Russia

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    "Created claim: Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 4346, Matched to BOGDAN ZINOVI CHMIELNICKI (#167476975) in Jewish En…"
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    SVKKL authority ID → 0437738-Chmelnyckyj-Bohdan-asi-15951657
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0437738-Chmelnyckyj-Bohdan-asi-15951657, batch #259494"
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