▁association ▁of ▁Polish ▁nobles ▁( sz lach ta ) ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Bar ▁in ▁Pod olia ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁against ▁Russian ▁influence ▁and ▁against ▁King ▁Stanisław ▁II ▁August us ▁with ▁Polish ▁reform ers , ▁who ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ' s ▁wealth y ▁magn ates . ▁The ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ▁Confeder ation ▁included ▁the ▁magn ates ▁Adam ▁Stanisław ▁K ras i ński , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Kam ien iec , ▁Kar ol ▁Stanisław ▁Rad zi wi ł ł , ▁Cas imir ▁Pul ask i , ▁Mor itz ▁Ben y ows z ki ▁and ▁Mich ał ▁K ras i ński . ▁▁ ▁Its ▁creation ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Part ition ▁of ▁the ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth . ▁Some ▁histor ians ▁consider ▁the ▁Bar ▁Confeder ation ▁the ▁first ▁Polish ▁u pr ising . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁International ▁situation ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁Europe ▁shift ed , ▁with ▁Russian ▁vict ories ▁against ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁in ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 7 6 8 – 1 7 7 4 ) ▁strength ening ▁Russia ▁and ▁end ang ering ▁H abs burg ▁interests ▁in ▁that ▁region ▁( part icular ly ▁in ▁Mold avia ▁and ▁Wal la chia ). ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁H