Editing Moldavian Magnate Wars (section)

===1614–1617===

In 1614 [[Ottoman dynasty|Sultan]] [[Ahmed I]] wrote Sigismund III that he was sending Ahmed Pasha to punish “those bandits”, that this was not meant as a gesture of hostility to the Commonwealth, and that he asked of him not to be a host to fugitives; Ahmed Pasha wrote hetman Żółkiewski asking for cooperation. Żółkiewski answered that he had already done a lot in order to curb Cossack attacks, and that most of the Cossacks raiding Ottoman lands were not the [[Zaporozhian Cossacks]] of the Commonwealth, but rather [[Don Cossacks]] (and thus [[Tsardom of Russia|Muscovy]] subjects). Żółkiewski's troops made another demonstration, but Ahmed Pasha did not attempt to cross the border, and settled for building new fortifications in the region of [[Ochakov]] (Oczaków, tr:Ozi) in order to prevent future raids.

In 1615, Ieremia Movilă's widow and dukes [[Michał Wiśniowiecki]] and [[Samuel Korecki]] organized a third intervention, this time carried against King Sigismund's wishes. Their troops consisted of their own private troops, [[mercenaries]], Cossacks and Moldavians loyal to Movilă. Tomșa was removed and the young [[Alexandru Movila|Alexandru Movilă]] (Aleksander Mohyła) was set on the throne. But this situation was not to last: in August 1616 [[Iskender Pasha (governor of Ozi)|Iskender Pasha]], [[beylerbey]] (bejlerbej) of Bosnia, defeated magnate forces on the very same spot at Sasowy Róg, with Duke Samuel Korecki and the Movilă family ending up as prisoners in Constantinople (Wiśniowiecki had died prior to imprisoning). Korecki managed to escape captivity, briefly reemerged, but was taken prisoner yet again after the defeat in the [[Battle of Cecora (1620)|Battle of Cecora in 1620]] and was strangled to death while in custody.

Again in 1616, Stefan Żółkiewski managed to cool the tensions, displaying Commonwealth military readiness and signing a new agreement with the new hospodar, [[Radu Mihnea]], in [[Braha]]. He was promised Moldavian mediation in patching up conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Commonwealth. Radu Mihnea pledged allegiance to the Polish king and promised not to allow the Tatars passage through his territory. However, northern and eastern wars with Sweden and Muscovy diverted the attention of the Commonwealth and strained its military might to the limit. In 1617, after yet another wave of Cossack raids, the Sultan sent a powerful force under Iskender Pasha to the Commonwealth borders. The army consisted of [[janissaries]], Tatars and vassal troops form Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia (numbering up to 40,000). Żółkiewski met them near [[Busza]] (on the [[Jaruga (river)|Jaruga]] River), but neither side could decide to attack, and letters between leaders had been exchanged since the start of Iskender's march. Żółkiewski had mostly magnate troops and no Cossack troops, as the Commonwealth waged war with Muscovy and with new Swedish aggression on Livonia at the same time, while the Ottomans were at [[Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618)|war with Persia]]. Żółkiewski was forced to renounce all Polish claims to Moldavia through the [[Treaty of Busza]] (also known as the "Treaty of Jaruga") signed with Iskender Pasha. The treaty stated that Poland would not meddle in the internal affairs of Ottoman vassals in Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia, the Commonwealth was to prevent Cossacks from raiding lands in the Ottoman Empire, while ceding Khotyn. In return, the Turks promised to stop Tatar raids.