Erivan Governorate
By Emperor Nicholas I, on April 10, 1840, Transcaucasia was divided into two administrative units: Georgia-Imeretia Governorate( center: Tiflis) and Caspian Oblast (center: Shamakh). The religious and national affiliations of the peoples of Transcaucasia were not taken into account during the division, which led to the dissatisfaction of the indigenous peoples. In 1846 these two units were dissolved. Instead of the Georgian-Imereti governorate, the Tiflis Governorate and Kutaisi Governorate were formed. In 1849, by a special imperial decree, the Erivan Governorate was separated from the Tiflis Governorate. The region of Meghri was temporarily annexed with Erivan Governorate.