Kyiv Regiment (Ukrainian: Київський полк) served as one of the ten regiments of the Cossack Hetmanate during the 17th and 18th centuries.
| Kyiv Regiment Київський полк | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1648–1782 |
| Country | Cossack Hetmanate |
| Type | Cossack Regiment |
| Size | 18 sotnias, 2010 Cossacks (1649)[1] |
| Garrison/HQ | Kyiv, later Kozelets |
| Engagements | Khmelnytsky Uprising |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mykhailo Krychevsky Anton Zhdanovych Alexander Bezborodko[2] |
The regiment was founded during the Khmelnytsky Uprising and was initially commanded by Mykhailo Krychevsky (died 1649) along with Chornobyl and Ovruch regiments.[3] Its formation was officially conformed by the Treaty of Zboriv.
During the 18th century most of the regiment's territory was located in Left-bank Ukraine, and its administrative centre was moved to Kozelets.[4][5]
Administrative subdivisions
editAccording to the 1649 Registry of the Zaporozhian Host, the regiment consisted of the following subdivisions:[6]
- Kyiv sotnia
- Biletsky sotnia
- Hahirnyi sotnia
- Predrymyrsky (Pechersk) sotnia
- Vasylkiv sotnia
- Bilohorodka sotnia
- Khodosivka sotnia
- Trypillia sotnia
- Obukhiv sotnia
- Prevarka (Priorka) sotnia
- Hostomel sotnia
- Brovary sotnia
- Yasnohorodka sotnia
- Makariv sotnia
- Motovylivka sotnia
- Vorsivka sotnia
- Ovruch sotnia
References
edit- ↑ Реєстр Війська Запорозького 1649 року. Naukova Dumka. 1995. pp. 501–502.
- ↑ Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 1. 1993. pp. 104–109.
- ↑ Natalya Yakowenko (2006). An Outline History of Medieval and Early Modern Ukraine. Krytyka. p. 330.
- ↑ Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 3. 1994. p. 1025.
- ↑ Natalya Yakowenko (2006). An Outline History of Medieval and Early Modern Ukraine. Krytyka. p. 500.
- ↑ Реєстр Війська Запорозького 1649 року. Naukova Dumka. 1995. pp. 291–311.