Ivan Sirko
Ivan Sirko (Ukrainian: Іван Дмитрович Сірко, tr. Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko, [ɪˈwɑn dmɪˈtrɔwɪt͡ʃ sɪrˈkɔ]; Polish: Iwan Sierko, [iˈvan sʲɛrˈkɔ]; Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Серко, romanized: Ivan Dmitrievich Serko, [jɪˈvan ˈdmʲitrɪjəvɪt͡ɕ sʲɪrˈko]; c. 1610–1680) was a Ukrainian Cossack military leader, Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host and putative co-author of the famous semi-legendary Cossack letter to the Ottoman sultan that inspired the major painting Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks by the 19th-century artist Ilya Repin.
Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko | |
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| Born | 1605 (1610) Murafa, Bracław Voivodeship |
| Died | August 11, 1680 Hrushivka, Zaporizhian Host |
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| Years of service | 1648–1680 |
| Rank | Kosh Otaman |
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| Spouse(s) | Sofia |
| Children | two sons (Peter and Roman) and two daughters |
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