Sloboda Ukraine: Map & History
Sloboda Ukraine, also known locally as Slobozhanshchyna or Slobozhanshchina, is a historical region in northeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia.
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Sloboda Ukraine, also known locally as Slobozhanshchyna or Slobozhanshchina, is a historical region in northeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia. It developed from Belgorod Razriad and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries on the southwestern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia. In 1765, it was converted into the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate.
Modern Countries Once Part of Sloboda Ukraine
At its mapped extent, Sloboda Ukraine covered territory in 2 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Sloboda Ukraine's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Sloboda Ukraine in Depth
History
Russia gained control over the territory as a result of conquests against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars in the 16th century.
According to Russian and Ukrainian sources of the 16th–17th centuries, the region was initially part of the Russian state, which encouraged the settlement of this territory for defensive purposes. It was first colonized by the Russians in the first half of the 16th century and became part of a defense line used against the Crimean–Nogai slave raids. A second wave of colonization occurred in the 1620s to 1630s, largely in the form of Ukrainian Cossack regiments, who were allowed to settle there to help protect the territory against the Tatars.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sloboda Ukraine (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sloboda Ukraine Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which Sloboda Ukraine appears, with the other states of the time.
Sloboda Ukraine Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 98,599 km² in 1710 CE.
Sloboda Ukraine: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Sloboda Ukraine exist?
Sloboda Ukraine is dated to 1670 CE – 1768 CE, in the Early Modern & Age of Discovery era.
What was the capital of Sloboda Ukraine?
The capital of Sloboda Ukraine was Kharkiv.
How large was Sloboda Ukraine at its peak?
At its peak in 1710 Sloboda Ukraine covered about 98,599 km².
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