Regiment or Regimental system (Ukrainian: полк|translit=polk, Ukrainian: полковий устрій|translit=polkovyi ustrii) is a historical administrative, territorial, military and judicial unit of country's subdivision in Cossack Hetmanate and Sloboda Ukraine in 17th and 18th centuries.
The system was expanded out of already existing system of Registered Cossacks over Kyiv, Bratslav, and Chernihiv voivodeships.
Regiments were headed by colonel (Ukrainian: полковник|translit=polkovnyk) who was a member of the Council of Officers (Ukrainian: Рада Старшин|translit=Rada Starshyn).
The regiment was the first level of administrative and military division of the Cossack Hetmanate.
Subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate | |||
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First | Regiment | Ukrainian: полк|polk, pl. Ukrainian: полки|polky | |
Second | Sotnia | Ukrainian: сотня|sotnia, pl. Ukrainian: сотні|sotni | |
Third | Kurin | Ukrainian: курінь|kurin, pl. Ukrainian: курені|kureni |
In 1649, when the Hetmanate controlled both the right and left banks, it included 16 regiments. After the loss of Right-bank Ukraine, this number was reduced to ten.
Regiment | Ukrainian | Coat of arms | Years of formation | |
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Chyhyryn Regiment | Чигиринський | 1625-1678 | ||
Cherkasy Regiment | Черкаський | 1625-1686 | ||
Korsun Regiment | Корсунський | 1625-1712 | ||
Bila Tserkva Regiment | Білоцерківський | 1625-1712 | ||
Kaniv Regiment | Канівський | 1625-1712 | ||
Pereiaslav Regiment | Переяславський | 1625-1782 | ||
Kyiv Regiment | Київський | 1625-1782 | ||
Myrhorod Regiment | Миргородський | 1625-1782 | ||
Ovruch Regiment | Овруцький | 1648-???? | ||
Irkliiv Regiment | Іркліївський | 1648-1648 | ||
Sosnytsia Regiment | Сосницький | 1648-1648 | ||
Chornobyl Regiment | Чорнобильський | 1648-1649 | ||
Borzna Regiment | Борзнянський | 1648-1649 | ||
Zhyvotiv Regiment | Животівський | 1648-1649 | ||
Ichnia Regiment | Ічнянський | 1648-1649 | ||
Hadiach Regiment | Гадяцький | 1648-1649 | ||
Zviahel Regiment | Звягельський | 1648-1649 | ||
Ostropil Regiment | Остропільський | 1648-1649 | ||
Podillia Regiment | Подільський | 1648-1649 | ||
Liubartiv Regiment | Любартівський | 1648-1649 | ||
Lysianka Regiment | Лисянський | 1648-1657 | ||
Bratslav Regiment | Брацлавський | 1648-1667 | ||
Vinnytsia Regiment | Вінницький | 1648-1667 | ||
Uman Regiment | Уманський | 1648-1675 | ||
Pavoloch Regiment | Паволоцький | 1648-1675 | ||
Poltava Regiment | Полтавський | 1648-1675 | ||
Lubny Regiment | Лубенський | 1648-1781 | ||
Nizhyn Regiment | Ніжинський | 1648-1782 | ||
Pryluky Regiment | Прилуцький | 1648-1782 | ||
Chernihiv Regiment | Чернігівський | 1648-1782 | ||
Kropyvna Regiment | Кропивнянський | 1649-1658 | ||
Chechelnyk Regiment | Чечельницький | 1650-1673 | ||
Novhorod Regiment | Новгородський | 1653-1654 | ||
Belarus Regiment | Білоруський | 1654-1659 | ||
Pinsk-Turiv Regiment | Пінсько-Турівський | 1654-1659 | ||
Starodub Regiment | Стародубський | 1654-1782 | ||
Kremenchuk Regiment | Кременчуцький | 1661-1666 | ||
Hlukhiv Regiment | Глухівський | 1663-1665 | ||
Zinkiv Regiment | Зіньківський | 1671-1782 | ||
Fastiv Regiment | Фастівський | 1684-1712 | ||
Bohuslav Regiment | Богуславський | 1685-1712 |