Military Annexation of the Crimean Khanate (1783)
The seizure of the Crimean Khanate and its forcible incorporation into the Russian Empire. For Crimea, the campaign meant the abolition of independence, military occupation, the removal of the khan, and the launch of the displacement of the Indigenous population [1]. For Ukraine, the annexation was secured through the forced mobilization of Cossacks as a military resource, the colonization of the adjacent southern steppes to create a loyal rear, and the erasure of Cossack toponyms in favor of the imperial construct "Novorossiya"[2][3].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire |
Use of Ukrainian peasants and Black Sea Cossacks as a military resource for storming Turkish fortresses (Ochakiv, Khotyn, Izmail) and consolidating imperial claims to Crimea[3]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T0117 | .001 | Demographic Assimilation: Migratory Replacement |
Colonization of the Ukrainian steppes adjacent to Crimea by fugitives from other governorates and settlers from the Balkans in order to create a loyal rear around the annexed peninsula[3]. |
| T0043 | Erasure and Renaming of Place Names |
Erasure of the historical names of the southern Cossack territories, which had been used as a staging ground for the annexation of Crimea, and their renaming by Catherine II into the colonial construct "Novorossiya"[2]. |
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| T0049 | Forced Mobilization |
Use of Ukrainian peasants and Black Sea Cossacks as a military resource for storming Turkish fortresses (Ochakiv, Khotyn, Izmail) and consolidating imperial claims to Crimea[3]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government |
Colonization of the Ukrainian steppes adjacent to Crimea by fugitives from other governorates and settlers from the Balkans in order to create a loyal rear around the annexed peninsula[3]. |
| S0010 | Regular Army |
Use of Ukrainian peasants and Black Sea Cossacks as a military resource for storming Turkish fortresses (Ochakiv, Khotyn, Izmail) and consolidating imperial claims to Crimea[3]. |
References
- Википедия. (2026). Анексія Кримського ханства — Вікіпедія.
- Михаил Зыгарь. (2023). Война и наказание: Как Россия уничтожала Украину.