He wanted to take advantage of Poland’s situation
Mehmed Abazy, the then Turkish pasha, wanted to take advantage of Poland’s involvement in the war with Russia. He was, of course, counting on the economic weakening of the Polish side in this war. In the summer of 1633, the Polish hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski quickly repelled a Turkish reconnaissance unit that had crept close to the Polish camp. Additionally, in what was an incredibly brave act, the Polish hetman took Kantymir Murza’s son captive.
Spectacular victory
In 1634, when the Poles achieved a spectacular victory over Russia, this fact thoroughly thwarted the Ottoman’s military plans. When Poland concentrated its forces on the border, the Turkish sultan decided to immediately sign a peace treaty with Poland, and Abazy Pasha was sentenced to death. As we have read from the pages of history, the Sultan then began a war with Persia, and ordered that proper peaceful conditions be maintained with Poland.
And this is how it happened…
After Stanisław Koniecpolski’s initial success against Abazy’s troops near Kamianets-Podilskyi, he quickly established a fortified camp, to which he brought in “quarter soldiers,” or in other words, mercenary military units of the national contingent. At the end of 1633, Abazy Pasha, at the head of his Turkish troops and Tatars, began to move towards the borders of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Having received information about Polish preparations, he began negotiations for a “temporary peace” with Hetman Koniecpolski, of course, to lull his vigilance. At the same time, Abazy received information about the Sultan’s and Grand Vizier’s dissatisfaction with his military decision towards Poland, so he understood that only a spectacular success would save him from punishment for violating the peace.
Aggression neutralized
Abazy’s aggression was quickly neutralized by the Polish side, simultaneously rendering Abazy’s moves as a total lack of prospects for a “spectacular success.” Abazy Pasha still tried to persuade the Sultan to take broader action, but this was ineffective on his part. The Sultan’s chaush Shahin tried to appease the Poles in Warsaw, assuring them that Abazy’s action was his private military action against their country. He also promised severe punishment for the one responsible for this confusion. Abazy, of course, met his death, and the new Pasha of Silistria – Murtaza, was ordered to maintain proper relations with Poland.
