Gov't was very decentralized but Krakow was the Capital.
Some info from Wikipedia.
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (or Union, after 1791 the Commonwealth of Poland) was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest[2][3] and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with some 400,000 square miles (1,000,000 km2)[4] and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century.[5] It was established at the Union of Lublin in July 1569 .
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An Austria tag but no "Poland" or "King Jan Sobieski" tag??
Fair enough, but I think it was technically a part of Lithuania at the time? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Gov't was very decentralized but Krakow was the Capital.
Some info from Wikipedia.
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (or Union, after 1791 the Commonwealth of Poland) was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest[2][3] and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with some 400,000 square miles (1,000,000 km2)[4] and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century.[5] It was established at the Union of Lublin in July 1569 .
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