| Taurida Oblast Таврическая область | |||||||||
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| Oblast of theRussian Empire | |||||||||
| 1784–1796 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms | |||||||||
.jpg) 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 theRussian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of theCrimean Peninsula and parts of theSouthern Ukraine regions.[1] It was created out of territories of theCrimean Khanate, which Russiaannexed from theOttoman Empire in 1783.[2] In 1796 it was merged into theNovorossiya Governorate.[3] The nameTaurida comes from the old Greek name for the area,Tauris, as in ancient times severalGreek city-states had developed colonial outposts in the area.[3]
The oblast was created under the Imperial ukase of February 1784 signed byCatherine the Great.[2] The administrative seat of the region was declared the city ofSimferopol.[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 GreatTokmak.
On 12 December 1796 the oblast was abolished, its territory was redivided into two counties (Aqmescit (former Simferopol) and Perekop) and passed to theNovorossiya Governorate.[4] The city of Simferopol name was changed to Aqmescit.
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