Sobieski's Campaign Against Tartars

Date: October 5, 1672 • Location: Istanbul, Turkey

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1672–1676.

Jan Sobieski, Grand Hetman of the Polish Crown, begins his successful military campaign against the Tartars following their rebellion and an invasion by the Ottoman Empire.

John III Sobieski was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.