Later Life and Death
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth accepted the appointment, because it wanted to keep close contacts with Sahaidachny after the Turks defeated the Polish army at the Battle of Ţuţora.
Because of Sahaidachny's moderate policies towards Poland, he provoked dissatisfaction among the Cossacks, and in 1620, they briefly elected Yatsko Borodavka as hetman. In 1621, the famous Battle of Khotyn had occurred, where Sahaidachny's 30,000-40,000 men Cossack army, together with hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Commonwealth army of similar size, held Turkish sultan, Osman II, at bay for a whole month, until the first snow of Autumn compelled Osman to withdraw his weakened forces. Sahaidachny and his army played a significant role in the battle, forcing the Turks to sign an unfavorable peace treaty.
During the battle, Sahaidachny was seriously wounded. After the battle, the Polish king rewarded Sahaidachny and his army for the service at the Polish cause.
On March 20, 1622, Sahaidachny died in Kiev due to the wounds he suffered at the Battle of Khotyn. He was later buried in the Bratsky Monastery of Kiev. He left his assets to the brotherhood schools in Kiev and Lviv for church causes. His legacy was so great, that most of the population of Kiev attended his funeral en masse. Sahaidachny's work, "About Unia", was highly regarded by the Lithuanian Kanclerz Lew Sapieha. In 1646, John III Sobieski, a monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, had said the following about Sahaidachny:
| “ | He was a man of great spirit who sought danger, did not care about his own life, was swift and energetic in battle, cautious, slept little and was sober... was careful at discussions, and non-talkative in conversations. | ” |
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—John III Sobieski, 1646 |
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