Passage: The causes of the Polish-Ottoman War of 1672-76 can be traced to 1666. Petro Doroshenko Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, aiming to gain control of Ukraine but facing defeats from other factions struggling over control of that region, in a final bid to preserve his power in Ukraine, signed a treaty with Sultan Mehmed IV in 1669 that recognized the Cossack Hetmanate as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire.:273 In the meantime, Commonwealth forces were trying to put down unrest in Ukraine, but were weakened by decades long wars ). Trying to capitalize on that weakness, Tatars, who commonly raided across the Commonwealth borders in search of loot and plunder, invaded, this time allying themselves with Cossacks under hetman Doroshenko. They were however stopped by Commonwealth forces under hetman John Sobieski, who stopped their first push , defeating them several times, and finally gaining an armistice after the Battle of Podhajce. In 1670, however, hetman Doroshenko tried once again to take over Ukraine, and in 1671 Khan of Crimea, Adil Giray, supportive of the Commonwealth, was replaced with a new one, Selim I Giray, by the Ottoman sultan. Selim entered into an alliance with the Doroshenko's Cossacks; but again like in 1666-67 the Cossack-Tatar forces were dealt defeats by Sobieski. Selim then renewed his oath of allegiance to the Ottoman Sultan and pleaded for assistance, to which the Sultan agreed. Thus an irregular border conflict escalated into a regular war in 1671, as the Ottoman Empire was now prepared to send its regular units onto the battlefield in a bid to try to gain control of that region for itself.:646.
During what did the decades long war weaken Ukraine forces? How many different wars took place? How many treaties were signed? How many years before the start of the War did Petro Doroshenko Hetmansign the treaty with Sultan Mehmed IV? How many years did the Polish-Ottoman War last? In which year did Petro Doroshenko Hetman try to take Ukraine? What 2 things did the treaty do? Which war happened last? Who did the Tatars try to capitalize off of? Who gained an armistice after the Battle of Podhajce? Who gained an armistice? Who served as Khan of Crimea first, Adil Giray or Selim I Giray? Who signed a treaty in 1669? Who signed the 1669 treaty? Who stopped the Tatars? Who was in the alliance with Cossack? Who were the allies of the Cossacks? who were the allies of the Cossacks?