Liquidation of the autonomy of the Cossack Hetmanate

The liquidation of the autonomy of the Cossack Hetmanate (Ukrainian: Ліквідація автономії Гетьманщини) was an administrative reform of the government of the Russian Empire, carried out in 1764-1765 and aimed at eliminating the autonomy of the Cossack Hetmanate. During the 18th century, the Hetmanate gradually lost its political and economic autonomy. In 1764, by order of Empress Catherine II, the hetman's institute was abolished, and a year later the hetmanate was reformed into the Little Russia Governorate.