Genoese Gazaria

Gazaria
Colony of Republic of Genoa
1266–1475
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Caffa
Area
• Coordinates	45°2′N 35°22′E / 45.033°N 35.367°E / 45.033; 35.367
Government
Consul
• 1266	Alberto Spinola
• 1471–1475	Antoniotto da Cabella
History
• Transfer of Caffa from Golden Horde	1266
• Conquest by the Ottoman forces	1475
Preceded by Succeeded by Golden Horde Empire of Trebizond Ottoman Empire

Gazaria (also Cassaria, Cacsarea, and Gasaria) was the name given to the colonial possessions of the Republic of Genoa in Crimea and around the Black Sea coasts in the territories of the modern regions of Russia, Ukraine and Romania, from the mid-13th century to the late 15th century. The Genoese rule was represented by the Consul, and the capital of the Gazaria was the city of Kaffa (present-day Feodosia) in the Crimean peninsula.^[1]

The name Gazaria derives from Khazaria, though the Khazars had ceased to rule over the area well before the Genoese arrived.