LWOWSCY ZASTAWNICY W NIEWOLI TURECKIEJ, 1672-1679
LVIV HOSTAGES IN OTTOMAN CAPTIVITY, 1672-1679

Summary/Abstract: After capturing Kamieniec Podolski [Kamianets-Podilskyi] in late August 1672, Ottoman army moved towards Lwów [Lviv] and started its siege in Septem- ber. The condition for withdrawing from the siege was a ransom of eighty thousand talers. Only five thousand was collected, and the missing amount was compensated by agreeing to hand over eleven hostages, including two Armenians. Later efforts resulted in the release of the Armenian hostages in 1676, while the remaining ones were released only in 1679. The author attempts to organize the topic of Lwów hos- tages, frequently mentioned in source materials but scattered and containing many contradictions, especially regarding their names and fate.

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