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Later, thanks to P. Mohyla’s efforts, it gained
                              the status of Academy in 1701.
            1635              The  Cossacks  headed  by  Ivan  Sulyma
                              captured  the  newly  built  fortress  Kodak.
                              Which  blocked  the  path  to  the  Sich  for
                              fugitives  and  controlled  all  movement
                              towards the Sich. The seizure of the  fortress
                              caused  new  Cossack  uprising  lasting  for  a
                              short  time,  because  Cossack  starshyna
                              captured I. Sulyma and his allies to give them
                              up to the Polish government. I. Sulyma  was
                              executed in Warsaw.
            1637              The  Cossack-peasant  uprising  headed  by
                              Pavlo But (Pavliuk). In summer of 1637 the
                              uprising  headed  by  hetman  P.  But  and  his
                              associate
                              Karpo  Skydan  broke  out.  The  uprising
                              covered  left-bank  and    right-bank  Ukraine.
                              The rebels were defeated under Kumeiky and
                              Borovytsia.
            January           The passage of “Ordination of Zaporozhian
            1638              army”  by  the  Polish  seim,  according  to
                              which:
                              1)  The  register decreased to 6 thousand and
                              included  only  those  Cossacks,  who  did  not
                              take part in the uprising;
                              2)  the  electivity  of  Cossack  starshyna  was
                              abolished;
                              3)  Cossack legal proceedings were cancelled;
                              4)  instead  of  the  elected  hetman  the  Polish
                              commissar was appointed to be a king;
                              5)  the representatives of Polish szlachta were
                              appointed  to  the  posts  of  colonels  and



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