Little Russia Governorate (1764–1781)
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The First Little Russia Governorate[a] or Malorossiya Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1764-1781. It was created after the abolition of Cossack Hetmanate and was governed by Pyotr Rumyantsev.
Malorossiya Governorate Малороссийская губерния | |||||||||||||
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Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
1764–1781 | |||||||||||||
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Capital | |||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1764–1781 | Pyotr Rumyantsev[1] | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Little Russian Collegium | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 12 December 1764 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 27 February 1781 | ||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | regiments (polks) | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Chernihiv Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast |
With another administrative reform of 1781 the governorate and its subdivisions (regiments) were liquidated and replaced with vice-royalties divided into counties (uezds).
Subdivisions
editThe governorate was divided into 10 regiments (polk) which were equivalent to counties (uezd).
Coat of arms
editUntil 1767 the coat of arms for the governorate was Cossack with musket when it was replaced with the Russian double headed eagle.
References
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- Russian: Малороссийская губерния, pre-1918: Малороссiйская губернiя, romanized: Malorossiyskaya guberniya
- Ukrainian: Малоросійська губернія