Taurida Oblast

Taurida Oblast Таврическая область
Oblast of the Russian Empire
1784–1796
Coat of arms
Map of Taurida Oblast in 1792
History
• Established	13 February 1784
• Disestablished	12 December 1796
Political subdivisions	Uyezds
Preceded by Succeeded by Crimean Khanate Novorossiya Governorate

Taurida Oblast (Russian: Таврическая область, romanized: Tavricheskaya oblast) was an administrative-territorial unit (oblast) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of the Crimean Peninsula and parts of the Southern Ukraine regions.^[1] It was created out of territories of the Crimean Khanate, which Russia annexed in 1783.^[2] In 1796 it was merged into the Novorossiya Governorate.^[3] The name Taurida comes from the old Greek name for the area, Tauris, as in ancient times several Greek city-states had developed colonial outposts in the area.^[3]

The oblast was created under the Imperial ukase of February 1784 signed by Catherine the Great.^[2] The administrative seat of the region was declared the city of Simferopol.^[2] Before 1784, Qarasuvbazar served as a temporary administrative center.^{[citation needed]}