Regiment or Regimental system (Ukrainian: полк, romanized: polk, Ukrainian: полковий устрій, romanized: polkovyi ustrii) is a historical administrative, territorial, military and judicial unit of country's subdivision in Cossack Hetmanate and Sloboda Ukraine in 17th and 18th centuries.[1]

The system was expanded out of already existing system of Registered Cossacks over Kyiv, Bratslav, and Chernihiv voivodeships.

Regiments were headed by colonel (Ukrainian: полковник, romanized: polkovnyk) who was a member of the Council of Officers (Ukrainian: Рада Старшин, romanized: Rada Starshyn).

Overview

The regiment was the first level of administrative and military division of the Cossack Hetmanate.

Subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate

First Regiment Ukrainian: полк, romanized: polk, pl. Ukrainian: полки, romanized: polky
Second Sotnia Ukrainian: сотня, romanized: sotnia, pl. Ukrainian: сотні, romanized: sotni
Third Kurin Ukrainian: курінь, romanized: kurin, pl. Ukrainian: курені, romanized: kureni

List of regiments

In 1649, when the Hetmanate controlled both the right and left banks, it included 16 regiments. After the loss of Right-bank Ukraine, this number was reduced to ten.

Map of the regiments in Left-bank Ukraine from 1781
Regiment Ukrainian Coat of arms Years of formation
Chyhyryn Regiment Чигиринський 1625-1678
Cherkasy Regiment Черкаський 1625-1686
Korsun Regiment Корсунський 1625-1712
Bila Tserkva Regiment Білоцерківський 1625-1712
Kaniv Regiment Канівський 1625-1712
Pereiaslav Regiment Переяславський 1625-1782
Kyiv Regiment Київський 1625-1782
Myrhorod Regiment Миргородський 1625-1782
Ovruch Regiment Овруцький 1648-????
Irkliiv Regiment Іркліївський 1648-1648
Sosnytsia Regiment Сосницький 1648-1648
Chornobyl Regiment Чорнобильський 1648-1649
Borzna Regiment Борзнянський 1648-1649
Zhyvotiv Regiment Животівський 1648-1649
Ichnia Regiment Ічнянський 1648-1649
Hadiach Regiment Гадяцький 1648-1649
Zviahel Regiment Звягельський 1648-1649
Ostropil Regiment Остропільський 1648-1649
Podillia Regiment Подільський 1648-1649
Liubartiv Regiment Любартівський 1648-1649
Lysianka Regiment Лисянський 1648-1657
Bratslav Regiment Брацлавський 1648-1667
Vinnytsia Regiment Вінницький 1648-1667
Uman Regiment Уманський 1648-1675
Pavoloch Regiment Паволоцький 1648-1675
Poltava Regiment Полтавський 1648-1675
Lubny Regiment Лубенський 1648-1781
Nizhyn Regiment Ніжинський 1648-1782
Pryluky Regiment Прилуцький 1648-1782
Chernihiv Regiment Чернігівський 1648-1782
Kropyvna Regiment Кропивнянський 1649-1658
Chechelnyk Regiment Чечельницький 1650-1673
Novhorod Regiment Новгородський 1653-1654
Belarus Regiment Білоруський 1654-1659
Pinsk-Turiv Regiment Пінсько-Турівський 1654-1659
Starodub Regiment Стародубський 1654-1782
Kremenchuk Regiment Кременчуцький 1661-1666
Hlukhiv Regiment Глухівський 1663-1665
Zinkiv Regiment Зіньківський 1671-1782
Fastiv Regiment Фастівський 1684-1712
Bohuslav Regiment Богуславський 1685-1712

See also

Literature

References

Sources

  • Magocsi, Paul Robert (1996). A History of Ukraine. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 784. ISBN 0-8020-0830-5.
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