Ufa Viceroyalty

The Ufa Viceroyalty (Russian: Уфа Наместничество) was a viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with the largest city being Ufa.

Ufa Viceroyalty
Уфа наместничество
1781–1796
Ufa COA (Ufa Governorate) (1782)
Coat of arms
CapitalUfa
History
  TypeAbsolute Monarchy
Historical era18th Century
 Creation of Ufa Viceroyalty
23 December [O.S.] 1781
 Dissolution, renamed Orenburg Governorate
12 December [O.S.] 1796
Today part ofRussia

The viceroyalty was created in 1781 which form the lands now known as the Republic of Bashkortostan,[1] a republic within Russia. However, in 1796, the Ufa Viceroyalty was renamed to the Orenburg Governorate. It contained the administrative division of Sterlitamaksky Uyzeyd.

References

  1. "Bashkortostan | republic, Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
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