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There was a friendly relation between the Ottoman
Empire and Poland. Dinyester River was forming the territory between two countries.
Although a tension was emerged between the Ottoman Empire and Poland during the
Ottoman-Austrian wars, peace was not violated. But, the Khan of Crimea who gained the cast
of military union by the campaigns to Poland, was ignoring peace. Also, the Polish
occupied the Hotin Castle that was dominated by Moldavia, and interfered the internal
affairs of Moldavia (1617). Besides they continued to interfere in the internal affairs of
Wallachia and Transilvania. Upon these events Sultan Osman decided to campaign Poland.
Meanwhile, the forces commanded by Ozi Governor Iskender Pasha defeated the Polish army in
Yas (20th September 1620).
Sultan Osman II marched through Poland, on April of
1621. Poland was trying to organise a stronger army. With Austria’s assistance they
extended their army. The Ottoman Army came to the fore of Hotin on 2nd
September 1620. The castle was besieged. In the battle the Polish army occupied the
ottoman fronts and the yeniceris lost their courage and concentration. The Polish
ambassadors declared that, they caused the war, and the Hotin Treaty was signed (20th
September 1621). According to the treaty; the Polish and the Ottomans would not attack
each other’s territories and Poland would give 40.000 coins to the Crimea Khan as it had
been before.
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