▁ 1 6 5 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁Swedish ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁its ▁population ▁decl ined ▁from ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 7 6 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 3 , ▁the ▁town ▁became ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁Sang usz ko ▁family , ▁which ▁purchased ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Lub om ir ski ▁family . ▁ ▁H abs burg ▁Empire ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁partition ▁of ▁Poland ▁( 1 7 7 2 ), ▁T arn ów ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Empire , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁Aust rian ▁Gal icia ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Aust rian ▁rule ▁initially ▁brought ▁positive ▁changes , ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁private ▁property , ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁county ▁( G erman : ▁kre is ), ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁T arn ów ▁( 1 7 8 3 ). ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁Jó zef ▁B em ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T arn ów . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁Congress ▁Poland ▁( see ▁November ▁U pr ising ), ▁T arn ów ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁Polish ▁consp ir atorial ▁organizations . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁Gal icia ▁failed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁when ▁local ▁pe as ants ▁began ▁murder ing ▁the ▁nob ility ▁in ▁the ▁Gal