Daniel Czapliński, a

Polish noble The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...

of Drogosław coat of arms. He was a deputy

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of Chyhyryn and a rotmistrz in the forces of the

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. He is best known as a personal foe of

Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmelnytskyi ( Ruthenian: Ѕѣнові Богданъ Хмелнiцкiи; modern ua, Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький; 6 August 1657) was a Ukrainian military commander and ...

with whom he got into a dispute over property and Khmelnytsky's wife - Helena Chmielnicka, the so-called "

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of the steppe" (this is what Franciszek Rawita-Gawroński called her because of the conflict). Czapliński seduced Chmielnicki's wife, tried to kill his son, and organized an assassination attempt on Khmelnytsky.Description of the attack from Khmelnytsky's own account: ''Jechałem w kupie z pułkownikiem swojem. Zajechawszy mnie z tyłu, między wsią, w polu jeden żołnierz p. Daszewski, ciął mnie umyślnie szablą po szyjej, a że była u mnie misiurka, rozciął mi oną misiurkę na dłoń wszerz (...) Wymowę uczynił: „Jam – powiada – rozumiał, że to Tatarzyn”. A obok w wojsku z panami jechałem. Jeśliż to nie czyja umyślna sprawa?'' Quote from: W. Biernacki ''Żółte Wody, Korsuń 1648'', Bellona, Warszawa 2004. This is sometimes seen as one of the main trigger of the

Khmelnytsky Uprising The Khmelnytsky Uprising,; in Ukraine known as Khmelʹnychchyna or uk, повстання Богдана Хмельницького; lt, Chmelnickio sukilimas; Belarusian language, Belarusian: Паўстанне Багдана Хмяльніц ...

. In 1649, during the uprising, he took part in the defense of Zbarazh (1649) and the Battle of Berestechko (1651). In 1653 he was elected as the deputy to the

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from Lublin.

In popular culture

He was portrayed by

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...

in '' With Fire and Sword'' (''Ogniem i mieczem''). In the

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of the novel he was played by

Jerzy Bończak Jerzy Bończak (born 29 July 1949 in Bieżuń) is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series ''Aby do świtu...'' in 1992. He also played Daniel Czapliński in the Polish movie ''With Fire and Sword'.'' Selected filmography * ''Te ...

In popular culture

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