The Sibirsky prikaz (Russian: Сибирский приказ), also translated as Department of Siberian Affairs, was the prikaz of the Russian central government responsible for Siberian affairs between the 17th and 18th centuries.

Sibirsky Prikaz
Prikaz overview
Formed1637; 387 years ago (1637)
Dissolved1711; 313 years ago (1711)
JurisdictionRussia
HeadquartersMoscow

History

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From 1599 to 1637, the Kazansky prikaz was responsible for the administration of Siberia, which included most of the eastern regions of the Russian state.[1] Due to the growth of the Siberia-related agenda, the Sibirsky prikaz was separated from the Kazansky prikaz in 1637, and until 1663, both were headed by the same administrator. Boris Mikhailovich Lykov-Obolensky [ru] was its first administrator.[2]

Local governors (voivodes) were appointed by the Sibirsky prikaz and delegated with a large amount of power: administrative, judicial, police, financial, taxation, military, and if necessary, diplomatic, as many frontier regions directly bordered China and Mongolia.[3]

In 1711, the prikaz was reorganised into the newly established Siberia Governorate. Prince Matvei Petrovich Gagarin [ru] was its last administrator.[2][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Административная реформа". 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Rensselaer W.; Lukin, Artyom (2016). Russia's Far East: new dynamics in Asia Pacific and beyond. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. p. 29. ISBN 9781626373891. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ Kryukov, V. A.; Seliverstov, V. E. (2021). "From the Continental and Resource Curse of Siberia to Institutional Harmony". Regional Research of Russia. 11 (Suppl 1): S1–S12. doi:10.1134/S2079970522010038. ISSN 2079-9705. PMC 8962935.
  4. ^ Gibson, James R. (1972). "The Significance of Siberia to Tsarist Russia". Canadian Slavonic Papers / Revue Canadienne des Slavistes. 14 (3): 442–453. doi:10.1080/00085006.1972.11091287. ISSN 0008-5006. JSTOR 40866470. Retrieved 14 January 2024.