Pushkar–Barabash Uprising divided the Cossack Hetmanate completely on both bank of Dnieper River. Coincidentally, on 10 January 1663, the Tsardom of Muscovy created the new Little Russian Office (Prikaz) within its Ambassadorial Office. Vouched by Charles Marie François Olier, marquis de Nointel, Yuriy Khmelnytsky was freed from the Ottoman captivity, appointed and along with Pasha Ibragim was sent to Ukraine fight the Moscow forces of Samoilovych and Romadanovsky. In 1681 Mehmed IV appointed George Ducas the Hetman of Ukraine, replacing Khmelnytsky. Following the anathema on Mazepa and the election of Ivan Skoropadsky, Cossack Hetmanate was included into the Russian Government of Kiev in December 1708. Upon the death of Skoropadsky, the Hetman elections were disrupted and were awarded as a gift and a type of princely titles, first to Moldavian nobleman and later to the Russian Empress favorite. On 5 April 1710 the council of cossacks, veterans of the battle at Poltava, elected Pylyp Orlyk as the Hetman of Ukraine in exile. Orlyk waged a guerrilla warfare at the southern borders of the Russian Empire with the support from Ottoman and Swedish empires. Tsardom of Russia appointed hetmans Ivan Bezpaly, elected by some cossacks in the town of Varva Demian Mnohohrishny, "Siverian Hetman" Polish appointed hetmans The Appointed Hetman Mykhailo Khanenko was elected the Hetman of Ukraine by a council of Sukhoviy's Cossacks in Uman to depose Doroshenko. In 1675 John III Sobieski awarded the title to some Ostap Hohol (died in 1679). Same thing happened in 1683 when John III Sobieski awarded the title to Stefan Kunicki and in 1684 to Andriy Mohyla. Those awards were given during the Great Turkish War. Pavlo Teteria Mykhailo Khanenko, appointment confirmed by the King of Poland Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki Ostap Hohol, appointment confirmed by the King of Poland John III Sobieski Stefan Kunicki, appointment confirmed by the King of Poland John III Sobieski Andriy Mohyla, appointment confirmed by the King of Poland John III Sobieski Samiylo Samus, title surrendered to Ivan Mazepa Sanjak-bey, Prince of Sarmatia (Turkish appointments) In 1669 Petro Doroshenko received a title of Sanjak-bey from Mehmed IV. Title existed in 1669 to 1683. Petro Doroshenko Yuri Khmelnytsky George Ducas Hetman in exile The title existed in 1710–1760. Pylyp Orlyk Hryhor Orlyk See also Bulawa Hetmans of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Kosh otaman History of Cossacks Zaporizhian Host Zaporizhian Sich List of Ukrainian rulers Taras Bulba Notes References External links Encyclopedia