What is the Kuban region and where is it located?
The Kuban region stretches across the North Caucasus, surrounding the river that shares its name. It sits on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe and the Volga Delta.
Questions about Kuban
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who inhabited the Kuban region in the mid-18th century before Russian expansion?
In the mid-18th century, the area was predominantly inhabited by the Adyghe tribes who lived along the river. The Lesser Nogai Horde also held territory here as a Nogai Tatar domain during those early years.
When did Russia start to establish fortifications along the Kuban River?
Russia started to establish a network of fortifications along the Kuban River in the 1770s. New fortresses were built on the Kuban throughout the 1780s and 1790s after the Russo-Turkish War of 1768, 1774.
When did more intensive settlement begin in the Kuban region with Cossacks?
More intensive settlement started in 1792, 1794 when Black Sea Cossacks arrived. These groups had been created in 1787 in southern Ukraine from former Zaporozhian Cossacks.
How was the Kuban region administratively organized during the second half of the 19th century?
During the second half of the 19th century, the territory was administratively organized into Kuban Oblast and Black Sea Okrug. That okrug later became known as the Black Sea Governorate.