Azja
Azja (also Azja Tuhajbejowicz ) is a fictional character of the Sienkiewicz - historical epic Pan Wołodyjowski . He is an opponent and rival of Michał Wołodyjowski . He is a Tartar , the Barbara Jeziorkowska wants to kidnap and uninhabited regions of Ukraine with Crimean Tatars colonize leaves the borders of Poland-Lithuania to protect (such as the Zaporozhye Cossacks ), is the leader of the Lipka Tatars banners mentioned in the service of the Polish king, with which he switched to the side of the Ottomans during the Polish-Ottoman War .
Although the character Azja is fictional, his father Tuhaj Bej really lived and was a historically significant figure.
In Jerzy Hoffman's 1969 film adaptation , Azja is played by Daniel Olbrychski .
literature
- Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fire in the Steppe , Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-7818-0025-0 .
- Jerzy R. Krzyżanowski, The Trilogy Companion: A Reader's Guide to the Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz , Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-87052-221-3 .
- Sienkiewicz Trilogy DVD edition, 2004.
