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