Krzysztof Kosiński

Krzysztof Kosiński
Hetman
Kosiński on a 2010 stamp of Ukraine
Coat of armsRawicz
Other namesKryshtof Kosynsky
Born1545 (1545)
Died1593 (aged 47–48)
OccupationCossack noble

Krzysztof Kosiński, also known as Kryshtof Kosynsky (Ukrainian: Криштоф Косинський; 1545–1593), was a Polish-Cossack noble from the Podlachia region. He was a colonel of the Registered Cossacks and self-proclaimed hetman. He led two consecutive rebellions against the local Ruthenian nobility, known as the Kosiński uprising.

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