Ivan Sirko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dmytrovych and the family name is Sirko.
Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko
An imaginary representation of Sirko by Ilya Repin
Nickname(s)Otaman Sirko
Rus' Devil (Urus Shaitan)
Kharakternyk [uk]
Born1605
Merefa, Sloboda Ukraine (Disputed) or
Murafa, Bracław Voivodeship
DiedAugust 11,[1] 1680
Hrushivka, Zaporizhian Host
Allegiance
Years of service1620–1680
RankKosh Otaman
Hetman (Honorary)[2][3]
Battles / wars
See list
Spouse(s)Sofia
ChildrenTwo sons (Peter and Roman) and two daughters

Ivan Dmytrovych Sirko (Ukrainian: Іван Дмитрович Сірко, IPA: [ɪˈwɑn dmɪˈtrɔwɪtʃ sɪrˈkɔ]; Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Серко, romanized: Ivan Dmitriyevich Serko, IPA: [ɪˈvan ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ sʲɪrˈko]; Polish: Iwan Sierko, IPA: [ˈivan ˈɕɛrkɔ]; Romanian: Ioan Sircu IPA: [jɔˈan sˈirku]; c. 1605 – August 11, 1680) was a Zaporozhian Cossack military leader, Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host and putative co-author of the famous semi-legendary Cossack letter to the Ottoman sultan that inspired the major painting Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks by the 19th-century artist Ilya Repin.

  1. ^ According to chronicler Samiylo Velychko
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