Abolition of the Cossack Order in Sloboda Ukraine (1765)
An imperial reform aimed at liquidating the military-social structure of Slobozhanshchyna. The Cossack regiments were abolished, the Cossacks were stripped of their privileges and reduced to the status of state peasants ("military inhabitants"), and the territory was turned into an ordinary Russian governorate[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
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| G0009 | Russian Empire |
Liquidation of Cossack administrative units and imposition of the imperial division: "By the Manifesto of 1765, Catherine II abolished the Cossack order... and created the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate"[1]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
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| T0030 | Administrative-Territorial Division |
Liquidation of Cossack administrative units and imposition of the imperial division: "By the Manifesto of 1765, Catherine II abolished the Cossack order... and created the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate"[1]. |
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| T0049 | Forced Mobilization |
Forced incorporation of the autochthonous armed forces into the imperial army: "the transformation of the regiments into regular hussar ones"[1]. |
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| T0056 | Taxation |
Lowering the social status of the indigenous population for the purpose of economic plunder: "the Cossacks were turned into military commoners and subjected to taxation"[1]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government |
Liquidation of Cossack administrative units and imposition of the imperial division: "By the Manifesto of 1765, Catherine II abolished the Cossack order... and created the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate"[1]. |
| S0010 | Regular Army |
Forced incorporation of the autochthonous armed forces into the imperial army: "the transformation of the regiments into regular hussar ones"[1]. |