Chocim

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Chocim is a historic town in present-day Ukraine, best known as the site of major 17th-century battles between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.

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Chocim canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
settlement
battleDate 1621 (Battle of Chocim)
1673 (Battle of Chocim)
country Ukraine
culturalHeritage Moldavian
Ottoman
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Polish
Romanian
Ukrainian
fortressBuiltBy Moldavian rulers
fortressLaterControlledBy Ottoman Empire
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Empire
hasFortification Chocim Fortress
hasLandmark Khotyn Fortress
linked to: Khotyn
heritageStatus important military-historical site in Eastern Europe
historicalNameInPolish Chocim
historicalNameInRomanian Hotin
historicalNameInRussian Khotin
linked to: Khotyn
historicalNameInUkrainian Khotyn
historicalRegion Bessarabia
Podolia
involvedParty Cossack forces (in 1621 battle)
Ottoman Empire
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
knownFor battles between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire
major 17th-century battles
locatedIn present-day Ukraine
locatedOnRiver Dniester River
linked to: Dniester
nearBorderWith Moldova
partOf Kingdom of Romania (historically)
linked to: Kingdom of Romania

Ottoman Empire (historically)
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (historically)
Principality of Moldavia (historically)
Russian Empire (historically)
linked to: Russian Empire

Ukrainian SSR (historically)
linked to: Soviet Ukraine

independent Ukraine
regionToday Chernivtsi Oblast
siteOf Battle of Chocim (1621)
Battle of Chocim (1673)
strategicImportance border fortress between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire
controlled crossing over the Dniester River

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