Grand Duchy of Crimea

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Grand Duchy of Crimea
Sörgendәge Qəryəm hakimiyate Великое княжество Крымское (Russian)
Velikoye knyazhestvo Krymskoye
1856–1917
Flag of
Flag
of
Coat of arms
CapitalBağcə-Sarâj
Common languagesCrimean, Ottoman Turkish, Russian
GovernmentMonarchy
Grand Duke 
• 1952-1955 (first)
Nicholas I
• 1894–1917 (last)
Nicholas II
Governor-General 
Vice Chairman 
History 
• Established
1856
• Disestablished
1917
Preceded by
Succeeded by
File:File:Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg Crimean Khanate
Kingdom of Crimea
Crimea File:File:Flag of the Crimean Republic.svg
[[Crimean SSR|Crimean SSR]] File:File:CrimenSSR.png
Today part ofCrimea

The Grand Duchy of Crimea (Crimean: ; Ottoman Turkish: Kırım Büyük Dükalığı; Russian: Великое княжество Крымское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Krymskoye ), or, more accurately, the Grand Principality of Crimea, was the predecessor state of modern Crimea. It existed between 1854 and 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire.

Tensions increased after the Russification policies were enacted in 1889, which saw the introduction of limited autonomy and the reduction of Crimean cultural expression. The unrest in Russia and Crimea during the First World War and the subsequent collapse of the Russian Empire resulted in the Crimean Declaration of Independence and the end of the Grand Duchy.

History

Crimean War

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Government and Politics

2.1

Provinces

The administrative division of the Grand Duchy followed the Russian imperial model with provinces (Russian: губерния governorate, Crimean: , Ottoman Turkish: ) headed by governors. Few changes were made however, and as the language of the administrators was still Ottoman Turkish the old terminology from the Khanate time continued in local use. There were eight provinces in the Grand Duchy until the end and that continued in the independent Crimea:

Flags

The Grand Duchy of Crimea had no official flag, but different types of flags were used in different occasions. An official flag was debated even in the Diet of Crimea in the 1880s, but one was never officially chosen.

Historical population of the Grand Duchy

1850: 1870: 1890: 1910: 1920: