Bohdan Khmelnytsky

A major Cossack revolt against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eastern territories of the Commonwealth, led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky and supported at various stages by Crimean Tatar forces.

A siege in which Commonwealth forces under Jeremi Wiśniowiecki defended Zbarazh against Cossack and Crimean Tatar forces from July to August 1649.

Polish-Lithuanian magnate and military commander who led the Commonwealth defense during the early stages of the uprising.

King of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania from 1648 to 1668, portrayed in the film as the monarch whose forces confront the Cossack rebellion.

The early modern federative state whose Crown of Poland territories are the main political and military setting of the story.