History:Sibirskiy prikaz

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Short description: Department of Tsarist Russia
Sibirsky Prikaz
Prikaz overview
Formed1637; 387 years ago (1637)
Dissolved1711; 313 years ago (1711)
JurisdictionTsardom of Russia
HeadquartersMoscow

The Sibirsky Prikaz (Russian: Сибирский приказ), also called Department of Siberian Affairs, was the Prikaz in the Tsarist Russian central regime responsible for Siberian affairs between the 17th and 18th centuries.

History

From 1599 to 1637, the Kazan 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 Kazan Prikaz in 1637, and until 1663 both Prikaz were headed by a same administrator. Boyar Boris Mikhailovich Lykov-ObolenskyPage available in Russian was its first administrator.[2]

Local governors (voyevodas) were appointed by Sibirsky Prikaz delegated with a great amount of power: administrative, judicial, police, financial, taxation, military, and if necessary, diplomatic as many frontier regions are directly bordering China and Mongolia.[3]

In 1711, the Prikaz was reorganised into the newly established Siberia Governorate. Prince Matvei Petrovich GagarinPage available in Russian was its last administrator.[2][4]

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