Abolition of the Cossack Order in Sloboda Ukraine (1765)
An imperial reform to liquidate the military-social structure of Sloboda Ukraine: "The conclusions of this investigation, with the participation of a Senate commission, led to the verdict of the Governing Senate on the liquidation of the autonomous order on December 16, 1764, and a series of experimental innovations approved by Catherine II's manifesto of July 28, 1765. On the basis of the Sloboda regiments the Sloboda-Ukrainian Governorate was formed, out of the military forces – 5 hussar regiments of the same names (see Hussars), and the bulk of the Cossack population was transferred to the category of military settlers"[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 3 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government | 2 |
| S0010 | Regular Army | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
The liquidation of Cossack administrative units and the introduction of imperial division: the report of the Shakhovskoy-Panin commission confirmed by the empress on December 16, 1764 and Catherine II's manifesto of July 28, 1765[2][3] – "On the basis of the Sloboda regiments the Sloboda-Ukrainian Governorate was formed"[1].
Lowering the social status of the indigenous population for the purpose of economic extraction: "The Cossacks and their helpers were turned into military settlers and taxed with the poll tax," and those with the right to distill horilka "now had to pay… 95 kopecks per soul to the treasury"[4].
The forced incorporation of the autochthonous armed forces into the imperial army: "The Sloboda Cossack regiments were abolished and in their place it was ordered to form 5 hussar regiments"[4].