Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR, roughly corresponding to the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. It had a territory of. The region had a multi-ethnic population consisting of Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Russians, Moldovans, and Gagauz.
First mentions of the name of the region are found in documents from 16th century CE. The region was with the Russian Empire briefly before the Ottomans took control of it in the 17th century CE. Russians recaptured it in 1809 and it became an autonomous territory within the Ottoman Empire following the Crimean War. The area was under Russian occupation from 1877 to 1917, and was occupied by Romania after the First World War. The Soviet Union re-took control of it after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact before the Second World War in 1939-40.
The region was organized as a separate oblast known as Akkerman oblast on 7 August 1940 after the city of Akkerman. It was renamed later in 1940 to Izmail oblast, and the capital was moved to the city of Izmail. It was absorbed into the Odesa Oblast in February 1954. The region became part of the independent state of Ukraine, following the dissolution of Soviet Union in the 1990s.
History
Early history
The region stands in the area roughly corresponding to the Greek colony of Antioch in the 4th century CE. First mentions of the name are found in documents from 16th century CE, which indicate that Ottoman ruler Murad III gave a charter of the lands to Mehmed Habishi-Azi on 14 November 1589 with instructions to establish a port and town near the area of Ismail Gedici. The city of Izmail was founded in 1590 under a different name, and a fortress was constructed in 1592. In Cossacks first captured the region in 1595 under the command of Hetman Nalyvaiko. In the 17th century, the region was subject to multiple attacks from the Cossacks.Russian occupation
The Russian Empire took control of the region in 1770, before the Ottomans recaptured it four years later. In 1790, during the Russo-Turkish War, the region was re-captured by the Russian army led by General Alexander Suvorov. The Russians occupied it until 1791, after which it was again occupied by the Turks. While Russians recaptured it in 1809 and it became part of the Ottoman empire following the Crimean War. As per the Treaty of Paris (1856), the territory became part of the Principality of Moldova, and the garrison at the fort was dismantled.The area was under Russian occupation from 1877 to 1917, when it was organized as a region in Bessarabia. It was occupied by Romania in 1917 towards the end of the First World War, and the Soviet Union Soviet occupation of [Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina|re-took control] of it after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact before the Second World War in 1939-40.