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Ivan Briukhovetsky
Іван Брюховецький
Posthumous portrait, 19th century
Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host
In office 27 June 1663 – 17 June 1668
Preceded by	Yurii Khmelnytsky
Succeeded by	Petro Doroshenko
Kish otaman
In office 1661–1663
Preceded by	Petro Sukhoviy
Succeeded by	Satsko Turovets [1]
Personal details
Born	1623 near Dykanka, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died	18 June 1668 Budyshchi, Cossack Hetmanate, Russia
Resting place	Epiphany Church, Hadiach
Spouse	Daria Dolgorukova
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Ivan Briukhovetsky ( Ukrainian: Іван Брюховецький; Polish: Iwan Brzuchowiecki; Russian: Иван Брюховецкий; died 18 June 1668) was the hetman of left-bank Ukraine from 1663 to 1668. In the early years of rule, he positioned himself on pro- Russian policies, but later joined a rebellion in an attempt to salvage his reputation and authority. Later, he was the leader of an anti-Russian uprising [ uk] in 1668. He was beaten to death by a mob supported by Petro Doroshenko.

He was a registered Cossack, belonging to the Chyhyryn Regiment. Early in his career, he served as Bohdan Khmelnytsky's courier and diplomatic emissary. He was elected as kish otaman (1661–1663) of the Zaporizhian Sich. At the Black Council of 1663, he was elected as hetman of the left-tbank with the support of Moscow as an alternative to already elected hetman Pavlo Teteria. Briukhovetsky's election was at the roots of the division of the Cossack State and is known in history as the Ruin.

However, Briukhovetsky's reign and cruelty worked against him. Early on, he arrested and executed his opponents, namely polkovniks Somko and Vasili Zolotarenko. To gain support, he signed the Moscow Articles of 1665, which placed left-bank Ukraine under the direct control of the tsar. In return, Briukhovetsky secured for himself the title of boyar, properties, and marriage to [rince Vasily Dolgoruky's daughter, Daria. This treaty went on to be called the "Briukhovetsky treaty", and caused a large rebellion in Ukraine. His popularity among the clergy fell when he suggested that Moscow appoint and send a metropolitan to the Kievan metropolitan.

As his domestic policies failed, Briukhovetsky put the blame on the Russian authorities and sided with the Cossacks' rebellion in an attempt to save his reputation, but it was too late. In 1668, in the town of Budyshchi, a Cossack mob, which was led by Petro Doroshenko, ^[2] killed him by chaining him to a cannon and beating him to death. ^[3]

After the murder of Briukhovetsky, Viisko Zaporozke Nyzove [ uk] in revenge tried to kill Doroshenko, ^[4] and Sirko initiated the right-bank rebellions.

In Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900: A Sourcebook by Christine D. Worobec and Valerie A. Kivelson, the story is told of Hetman Briukhovetsky who burned a number of women at the stake as witches because his pregnant wife became ill which resulted in her miscarriage. ^[5]

• W.E.D. Allen. The Ukraine: A History. Cambridge University Press, 1941.

• Encyclopedia of Ukraine Entry
• Biography in Online Encyclopedia Chronos Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)