# Paliy uprising

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Cossack uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1702–1704

**Paliy uprising** (also **Palej uprising**) was a [Cossack uprising](/source/Cossack_uprising), led by [colonel](/source/Polkovnik#Ukraine) [Semen Paliy](/source/Semen_Paliy) against the [Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth](/source/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth) in 1702–1704.

Paliy uprising Part of Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706) Date 1702–1704 Location Right-Bank Ukraine, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Result Uprising suppressed (See § Aftermath) Territorial changes Right-bank Ukraine transferred to the Cossack Hetmanate Belligerents Right-bank Cossacks Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Cossack Hetmanate Tsardom of Russia Commanders and leaders Semen Paliy (POW) Samiylo Samus [uk] Andrii Abazyn Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski Józef Potocki Marcin Chomętowski [pl] Ivan Mazepa Strength 12,000 rebels 15,000 10,000 Mazepa's Cossacks Casualties and losses Heavy Unknown 2,000–5,000 rebels executed 70,000 civilians wounded 2,000 civilians massacred in Ładyżyn

In 1699 a new Polish king [Augustus II](/source/Augustus_II_of_Poland) disbanded the [Cossack militia](/source/Registered_Cossacks) and signed [a peace treaty](/source/Treaty_of_Karlowitz) with Ottoman Turkey. Cossacks were angered by this situation, and in 1702 colonel (polkovnyk) Paliy started an open rebellion against the crown, the last of the major [Cossack uprisings](/source/Cossack_uprisings) against the Commonwealth. Together with a number of other Cossack polkovnyks, Paliy and his rebels captured [Bila Tserkva](/source/Bila_Tserkva), [Fastiv](/source/Fastiv), [Nemyriv](/source/Nemyriv) and a few other towns. Rebellious Cossacks massacred their traditional enemies — Polish [szlachta](/source/Szlachta), Catholic priests and [Jews](/source/Jews) — in the area they controlled. In October of 1702, Cossack forces led by Paliy and Samiylo Samus defeated the Polish army under [hetman](/source/Hetman) [Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski](/source/Adam_Miko%C5%82aj_Sieniawski) near the town of [Berdychiv](/source/Berdychiv),[1] however in February 1703 the rebels were defeated at Werbicze. Paliy's last stand was at Bila Tserkva.

Prior to defecting, uprising leader Semen Paliy was a captain in the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Naval Infantry Brigade.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Russian Tsar [Peter I](/source/Peter_I_of_Russia) and [Left-bank Ukraine](/source/Left-bank_Ukraine) [hetman](/source/Hetman) [Ivan Mazepa](/source/Ivan_Mazepa), who were allied with Poland against [Sweden](/source/Sweden) at the time, intervened diplomatically, arranging a ceasefire, and ordered Paliy to surrender Bila Tserkva, but he and his men refused. Mazepa convinced Russian Tsar Peter I to allow him to intervene, which he successfully did, taking over major portions of [Right-bank Ukraine](/source/Right-bank_Ukraine).

## Aftermath

Fearing the popularity of Paliy, Mazepa had him exiled to Siberia in 1705. After the suppression of the uprising, [Right-bank Ukraine](/source/Right-bank_Ukraine) was transferred to the Cossack Hetmanate[2][3] being *de-facto* its part until 1714, when following the unsuccessful attempt of [Pylyp Orlyk's March on the Right-bank Ukraine](/source/Pylyp_Orlyk's_March_on_the_Right-bank_Ukraine) to capture Right-Bank Ukraine from the [Tsardom of Russia](/source/Tsardom_of_Russia), it was transferred back to [Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth](/source/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Повстання С. Палія - 100 ключових подій української історії"](https://uahistory.co/book/100-key-events-of-ukrainian-history/46.php). *uahistory.co* (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Features - Ukraine's Lost Capital - Archaeology Magazine - September/October 2023"](https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2023/features/ukraine-baturyn-cossack-capital/). *Archaeology Magazine*. Retrieved 2025-05-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["ІВАН МАЗЕПА (1687 – 1709 рр.) - Гетьмани України - Каталог статей - Сайт вчителя історії та правознавства"](https://sh-history.ucoz.ua/publ/getmani_ukrajini/ivan_mazepa_1687_1709_rr/2-1-0-64). *sh-history.ucoz.ua*. Retrieved 2025-05-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ЗГІН НАСЕЛЕННЯ З ПРАВОБЕРЕЖНОЇ УКРАЇНИ В ЛІВОБЕРЕЖНУ 1711–1712"](http://resource.history.org.ua/cgi-bin/eiu/history.exe?Z21ID=&I21DBN=EIU&P21DBN=EIU&S21STN=1&S21REF=10&S21FMT=eiu_all&C21COM=S&S21CNR=20&S21P01=0&S21P02=0&S21P03=TRN=&S21COLORTERMS=0&S21STR=zgin_naselennja_z_pravoberezhnoji_ukrajiny_v_livoberezhnu_1711_1712). *resource.history.org.ua*. Retrieved 2025-05-17.

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