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Taurida Oblast Таврическая область | |||||||||
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Oblast of the Russian Empire | |||||||||
1784–1796 | |||||||||
Map of Taurida Oblast in 1792 | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 13 February 1784 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 12 December 1796 | ||||||||
Political subdivisions | Uyezds | ||||||||
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Taurida Oblast (Russian: Таврическая область, romanized: Tavricheskaya oblast) was an administrative-territorial unit (oblast) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of the Crimean Peninsula and parts of the Southern Ukraine regions.[1] It was created out of territories of the Crimean Khanate, which Russia annexed from the Ottoman Empire] in 1783.[2] In 1796 it was merged into the Novorossiya Governorate.[3] The name Taurida comes from the old Greek name for the area, Tauris, as in ancient times several Greek city-states had developed colonial outposts in the area.[3]
The oblast was created under the Imperial ukase of February 1784 signed by Catherine the Great.[2] The administrative seat of the region was declared the city of Simferopol.[2] Before 1784, Qarasuvbazar served as a temporary administrative center.[citation needed]
The oblast was divided into seven counties (uyezd).
In 1787 Levkopol county were renamed into Feodosiya county and its center was moved to Feodosiya. In 1791 an administrative seat of Melitopol county was moved to Great Tokmak.
On 12 December 1796 the oblast was abolished, its territory was redivided into two counties (Aqmescit (former Simferopol) and Perekop) and passed to the Novorossiya Governorate.[4] The city of Simferopol name was changed to Aqmescit.
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