220–221 When Poland disappeared

220–221 When Poland disappeared

Author: Mariya and Victor October 31, 2022 Duration: 15:05
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In the 17th century, Jan Sobieski, the king of the powerful Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth saved Vienna from the Ottoman Empire. A hundred years later,  this state disappeared from the map. How was it possible?

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