Przybysław Dyjamentowski (1694–1774) was a notable

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documents

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and writer. In his lifetime he prepared several "ancient" chronicles, diplomas and

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for sale. Dyjamentowski's forgeries were not always recognised as such, although they are now regarded as entirely

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, and have at times been influential, even in the twenty-first century among a minority of

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Prokosz Chronicle

One of Dyjamentowski's best known works is the , also known as the ''Slavic-Sarmatian Chronicle'', which gained much popularity as one of the earliest mentions of Poland (dated to 936). The forged chronicle was first published in 1825 by . The chronicle was supposed to stretch back the existence of Poland as an independent nation by a few generations beyond the accepted start of the

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and support a connection between mediaeval Poles and ancient

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and peoples of

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Prokosz Chronicle

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