Portal:Poland/Did you know/81

... that the mandatory 13 brothers moved into the Mogiła Abbey (cloister pictured) around 1225?
... that although the Mongols won the Battle of Tursko in 1241, at first the Polish forces managed to capture the enemy camp?
... that kosynierzy, a war scythe-wielding peasantry militia, became one of the symbols of the struggle for Polish independence?
... that the Polish question was a major recurring issue in European diplomacy for well over a century, following the partitions of Poland in the late 18th century?