Hetmanate

The Hetmanate (Ukrainian: Гетьманат or Гетьманщина), a political entity ruled by a hetman. The name Hetmanate, especially in Russian sources, referred to Cossack regiments in Left-bank Ukraine that were under of the authority of Moscow's hetman, from 1667 onward. This excludes both Zaporizha and Sloboda Ukraine.^[1] It may refer to:

Cossack Hetmanate, a Cossack state in the central and north-eastern regions of Ukraine during 1649-1775.
Left-bank Ukraine, referred to as "Little Russia" and "Hetmanate" in Russian sources.^[2]
Ukrainian State, a short-lived polity in Ukraine during 1918.

References

↑ Magocsi, Paul Robert (2010). A History of Ukraine: A Land and Its Peoples. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 245.
↑ Encyclopedia of Russian History page 276 (Russian)

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