remained within the Kingdom of Poland..
After the Battle of the Cosmin Forest, in 1498, Pokuttia was conquered by Stephen the Great, annexed and retained by Moldavia until the Battle of Obertyn in 1531, when it was recaptured by Poland's hetman Jan Tarnowski, who defeated Stephen's son Petru Rare?. Minor Polish-Moldavian clashes for Pokuttia continued for the next 15 years, until Petru Rare?'s death.
Polish � Ottoman wars
The following year hetman Jan Tarnowski recaptured the town, and defeated the Moldavians in the Battle of Obertyn. This victory secured the city's existence for the following years, but the Ottoman power grew and Poland's southern border remained insecure.
In 1540 Jews were allowed to live in Kolomyia with some restrictions.
In 1589, the Turks crossed the border and seized Ko?omyja almost immediately. All the burghers taking part in the defence were slaughtered, while the rest were forced to pay high indemnities.
The town was returned to Poland soon afterwards, but the city's growth lost its momentum. In 1616 Jews were permitted to have land to build a synagogue and cemetery.
In 1620, another Polono-Turkish war broke out. After the Polish defeat at ?u?ora, Ko?omyja was yet again seized by the Turks � in 1626 the town was burned to the ground, while all of residents were enslaved in a jasyr.
After the war the area yet again returned to Poland. With the town in ruins, the starosta of Kamieniec Podolski fortress financed its reconstruction � slightly further away from the Prut River. The town was rebuilt, but never regained its power and remained one of many similar-scaled centres in the area.
In 1648�49, Chmielnicki forces killed 300 Jews, nearly the entire community. In 1700 Jews moved back to Kolomea, and by 1765 the Jewish population was 1,072.
Partition of Poland - Jews history
As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated
