Krzysztof Kosiński
Krzysztof Kosiński, also Kryshtof Kosynsky of Rawicz Coat of Arms (Ukrainian: Криштоф Косинський, Kryshtof Kosynsky; Polish: Krzysztof Kosiński; 1545–1593) was a Cossack noble from the Podlachia region. He was a colonel of the Registered Cossacks and self-proclaimed Hetman of Ukraine. He led two consecutive rebellions against local Ruthenian nobility, known as the Kosiński Uprising.
Krzysztof Kosiński | |
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Kosiński on a 2010 stamp of Ukraine | |
| Born | 1545 |
| Died | 1593 (aged 47–48) |
| Other names | Kryshtof Kosynsky |
| Occupation | Cossack noble |
| Known for | Hetman of Ukraine |
| Notable work | led rebellions in Kosiński Uprising |
His forces were first defeated by Duke Janusz Ostrogski in the Battle of Piątek on 2 February 1593. Kosiński promised to subject his forces to the Polish Monarchy; however, he soon escaped to Zaporizhzhia, where he began organizing a new army. In 1593 he set out for Cherkasy but was soon killed.
Kosiński uprising (1591–1593) is a name applied to two rebellions in the eastern parts of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (modern-day Ukraine) organised by Krzysztof Kosiński against the local Ruthenian nobility and magnates.