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'''Chernihiv''' or '''Chernigov''', as it is better known in English, is an ancient city in northern ], the capital of ] (]). The city population is 295,500 (]). ({{lang-uk |Чернігів, ''Chernihiv''}}; ] and {{lang-ru | Чернигов, ''Chernigov''}}). | ||
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| Chernigov was first mentioned in chronicles in ], but is considered to have existed at least in the ], as uncovered by archeological excavations of a settlement which included the artifacts from the ] ]. The city was an important center in ], from the early ], the seat of powerful ] (Великое Княжество Черниговское), whose rulers at times vied for power with ]an ]s, and often overthrew them and took the primary seat in Kiev for themselves. Other well-known subjects of this ] included such prominent centers of ] as ], ], ], ], and even remote ] and ]. The ] of Chernigov, when the city population peaked at 25,000, lasted until ] when the city was ] of ], which started a long period of relative obscurity. | |||
| The area fell under the ] in ]. The city was burned again by ] ] in ] and ] and in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries it changed hands several times between Lithuania, ] (]–] and from ]), and the ] ]–], where it was granted ] in ] and in ] became a seat of ]. The area's importance increased again in the middle of the ] during and after the ]. In the ] |
The area fell under the ] in ]. The city was burned again by ] ] in ] and ] and in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries it changed hands several times between Lithuania, ] (]–] and from ]), and the ] ]–], where it was granted ] in ] and in ] became a seat of ]. The area's importance increased again in the middle of the ] during and after the ]. In the ] Chernigov was the city of deployment of Chernihiv ] ] (both a military and territorial unit of the time). | ||
| In the ] ] the legal ] of the area was ceded to Muscovy, later ], with |
In the ] ] the legal ] of the area was ceded to Muscovy, later ], with Chernigov remaining an important center of the semi-autonomous ]. With the abolishment of the Hetmanate, the city became an ordinary administrative center of the Russian Empire and a capital of local administrative units. The area in general was ruled by the ] appointed from ], the imperial capital, and Chernigov was the capital of local ] (from ]), Malorosiyskaya or ]n (from ]) and Chernigovskaya (from ]) ]s. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*], a founder of Chernigov princely line | ||
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Revision as of 06:35, 15 November 2005
Chernihiv or Chernigov, as it is better known in English, is an ancient city in northern Ukraine, the capital of Chernihiv Oblast (province). The city population is 295,500 (2004). (Template:Lang-uk; Old East Slavic and Template:Lang-ru).
Chernigov was first mentioned in chronicles in 907, but is considered to have existed at least in the ninth century, as uncovered by archeological excavations of a settlement which included the artifacts from the Khazar Khaganate. The city was an important center in Kievan Rus', from the early eleventh century, the seat of powerful Grand Principality of Chernigov (Великое Княжество Черниговское), whose rulers at times vied for power with Kievan Grand Princes, and often overthrew them and took the primary seat in Kiev for themselves. Other well-known subjects of this grand principality included such prominent centers of Kievan Rus' as Lyubech, Ostyor, Novgorod-Seversky, Putivl, and even remote Ryazan and Tmutarakan. The golden age of Chernigov, when the city population peaked at 25,000, lasted until 1239 when the city was sacked by the hordes of Mengu Khan, which started a long period of relative obscurity.
The area fell under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1353. The city was burned again by Crimean Tatar khan Mengli Giray in 1482 and 1497 and in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries it changed hands several times between Lithuania, Muscovy (1408–1420 and from 1503), and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1618–1648, where it was granted Magdeburg rights in 1623 and in 1635 became a seat of Czernihów Voivodship. The area's importance increased again in the middle of the seventeenth century during and after the Khmelnytsky Uprising. In the Hetman State Chernigov was the city of deployment of Chernihiv Cossack regiment (both a military and territorial unit of the time).
In the 1667 Treaty of Andrusovo the legal suzerainty of the area was ceded to Muscovy, later Imperial Russia, with Chernigov remaining an important center of the semi-autonomous Cossack Hetmanate. With the abolishment of the Hetmanate, the city became an ordinary administrative center of the Russian Empire and a capital of local administrative units. The area in general was ruled by the Governor-General appointed from Saint Petersburg, the imperial capital, and Chernigov was the capital of local namestnichestvo (from 1782), Malorosiyskaya or Little Russian (from 1797) and Chernigovskaya (from 1808) guberniyas.
See also
- Svyatoslav of Chernigov, a founder of Chernigov princely line
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