The Polish-Lithuanian government could not stop them. However, most of the Zaporozhian Cossacks were against it, and they continued their raids against Turkish settlements and caravans.

Right-Bank Ukraine made peace with Turkey. Under the agreement, Left-Bank Ukraine became the property of Russia, while Right-Bank Ukraine remained with the Commonwealth. In 1667, the Truce of Andrusovo, a peace agreement between Tsardom of Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, was signed for thirteen years. During his reign, from the beginning of 1683, successes in European wars were replaced by constant defeats, which resulted in the overthrow of Mehmed IV. Mehmed IV was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who ruled in 1648-1687. It was named after the region of residence and the location of the CossacksвЂ™ leading military fortification called the Zaporozhian Sich. Subsequently, they united in a separate military and state organization called the Troops of Zaporizhzhya. The Zaporozhian Cossacks are the part of the Cossacks of the Dnieper region (the territory of modern Ukraine) that in the 16th century had several scattered military fortifications beyond the Dnieper rapids outside the jurisdiction of any state. The reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks is an insulting answer addressed to Mehmed IV, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in response to his order to stop attacking the Sublime Porte and surrender.

Reply of the zaporozhian cossacks