Genoese Gazaria

Gazaria
Colony of Republic of Genoa
1266–1475

Gazarian colonies of the Republic of Genoa in Crimea in red; excludes the Gazarian colonies in present-day Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Romania.
CapitalCaffa
Area
 • Coordinates45°2′N 35°22′E / 45.033°N 35.367°E / 45.033; 35.367
Government
Consul 
• 1266
Alberto Spinola (first)
• 1471–1475
Antoniotto da Cabella (last)
History 
• Transfer of Caffa from Golden Horde
1266
• Conquest by the Ottoman forces
1475
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Principality of Theodoro
Golden Horde
Ottoman Empire
Today part ofRussia
Ukraine
Romania

Gazaria (also Cassaria, Cacsarea, and Gasaria) was the colonial possessions of the Republic of Genoa in Crimea and around the Black Sea coasts in the territories of the modern regions of Russia, Ukraine and Romania, from the mid-13th century to the late 15th century. The Genoese rule was represented by a consul, and the capital of the Gazaria was the city of Kaffa (present-day Feodosia) in the Crimean peninsula.

The name Gazaria derives from Khazaria, though the Khazars had ceased to rule over the area well before the Genoese arrived.

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