The activities of the heads of the Crimean Tatars in Bakhchisarai in the last quarter of the 19th – early 20th centuries
Journal: Crimean Historical Review
Year: 2025

The city of Bakhchisarai turned into a district town in the Tauride province when the Crimea became the part of Russian Empire. The emergence and design of the local city government system gave an opportunity for more efficient and rational municipal economy management in the second half of the nineteenth century. This was reflected in the development of urban infrastructure. The central part of the city government system was the City Duma, headed by the chairman, who was also the head of the Up