Little Russia Governorate (1764–1781)

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Malorossiya Governorate
Малороссийская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1764–1781
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Coat of arms
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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 subdivisionsregiments (polks)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Kiev Viceroyalty Flag of Russia.svg
Chernigov Governorate Flag of Russia.svg
Novgorod-Seversky Viceroyalty Flag of Russia.svg
Today part of Chernihiv Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Sumy Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast

The First Little Russia Governorate [lower-alpha 1] 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.

Contents

With another administrative reform of 1781 the governorate and its subdivisions (regiments) were liquidated and replaced with vice-royalties divided into counties (uezds).

Subdivisions

The governorate was divided into 10 regiments (polk) which were equivalent to counties (uezd).

Coat of arms

Cossack with musket, official coat of arms of the Cossack Hetmanate Herb Viyska Zaporozkoho.svg
Cossack with musket, official coat of arms of the Cossack Hetmanate

Until 1767 the coat of arms for the governorate was Cossack with musket when it was replaced with the Russian double headed eagle.

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References

    • Russian: Малороссийская губерния, pre-1918: Малороссiйская губернiя, romanized: Malorossiyskaya guberniya
    • Ukrainian: Малоросійська губернія