The Chyhyryn Military Campaign of the Turkish Army in Right-Bank Ukraine: Causes and Historical Consequences

Abstract

This study concerns one of the problems in the History of Ukrainian-Turkish relations during the last quarter of the 17th century. The study analyses the pre-conditions, causes and consequences of the Chyhyryn Military Campaign headed by the Turkish Sultan Mehmed IV. To make a scientific evaluation of the said problem, data obtained from Turkish Ottoman and Crimean-Tatar written sources and from Historiography were used. A detailed description of the circumstances of the rising conflict has been provided, and the attempts to settle the acute contradiction between the participants of the respective events peacefully has been discussed. The military actions have been highlighted that relate to the said campaign, as well as its consequences. The military campaign ended in the victory of the Turkish-Ukrainian-Crimean & Tatar Army and the signing of the Bakhchisarai Treaty. Conclusions have also been made and presented.