Polish-Ottoman Wars
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Polish–Ottoman Wars can refer to one of the several conflicts between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
and the Ottoman Empire
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
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- Jan Olbracht's Moldavian expedition of 1497 and Ottoman's retribution raid a year later
- Moldavian Magnate WarsMoldavian Magnate WarsThe Moldavian Magnate Wars refer to the period at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century when the magnates of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth intervened in the affairs of Moldavia, clashing with the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire for domination and influence over the...
- a period of near constant warfare at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, ending with- Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621) (or '1st Polish–Ottoman War')
- Polish–Ottoman War (1633–1634)
- Polish–Cossack–Tatar War (1666–1671)
- as part of the Great Turkish WarGreat Turkish WarThe Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and contemporary European powers, then joined into a Holy League, during the second half of the 17th century.-1667–1683:...
- Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676) (or '2nd Polish–Ottoman War')
- Polish–Ottoman War (1683–1699) (or '3rd Polish–Ottoman War')