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While one of the most famous triumphs of Polish arms, Sobieski's relief of Vienna and continued struggle against the Turks in many ways paved the way for the demise of the Commonwealth--Russia's power grew at Turkey's expense, and the saved Hapsburg Empire would join in the partition of Poland-Lithuania.

Did it have to be that way? Poland and the Turks had a passable relationship in the sixteenth century, and obviously shared at least one major enemy.

Is there a way to get a real Polish-Ottoman Alliance set up after the Swedish Deluge, directed primarily against Russia and the Cossacks? Could such an alliance save both powers from their eventual decline?
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