ABOUT SOME FUNCTIONING SPECIFICS OF THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN TAURIAN REGION. KAYMAKANS AND COMMANDANTS
Journal: History and Archives
Year: 2022

The article deals with the history of the institution of Kaymakanism in the Taurian region in 1784–1787. It is based on new archival materials. Shahin Giray established the positions of kaymakans and kadis in the Crimean Khanate during his reforms of the local government. Those officials performed administrative and judicial functions. Such government institutions remained after the accession of Crimea by the Russian Empire. They continued to perform their functions until 1787, when they were re