Kazan Governorate [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Kazan Governorate
The Kazan Governorate (; ; , "Husan kĕperniĕ"), or the Government of Kazan, was a governorate (a "guberniya") of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR from 1708–1920, with its seat in the city of Kazan.
History.
Kazan Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict on the lands of the Khanates of Kazan, Sibir, and Astrakhan, with addition of some
Administrative divisions of Russia in 1717–1719
Major events.
- December 3 (November 22 in the Julian calendar), 1717 — Astrakhan Governorate was formed on the southern lands of Kazan Governorate.
- December 3 (November 22), 1717 — Nizhny Novgorod Governorate abolished; its territory merged with Kazan Governorate.
Subdivisions (as of 1718).
- Archangelgorod Governorate (Архангелогородская губерния)
- Subdivided into 18.5 "lots" ().
- Astrakhan Governorate (Астраханская губерния)
- Subdivided into "