Ufa Viceroyalty

The Ufa Viceroyalty (Russian: Уфа Наместничество) was a viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with the largest city being Ufa.^{[citation needed]}

Ufa Viceroyalty Уфа наместничество (Russian)
1781–1796[1]
Coat of arms
Capital	Ufa
• Type	Absolute Monarchy
Historical era	18th Century
• Creation of Ufa Viceroyalty	23 December [O.S.] 1781
• Dissolution, renamed Orenburg Governorate	12 December [O.S.] 1796[2]
Today part of	Russia

The viceroyalty was created in 1781 which form the lands now known as the Republic of Bashkortostan,^[3] a republic within Russia. However, in 1796, the Ufa Viceroyalty was renamed to the Orenburg Governorate.^{[citation needed]} It contained the administrative division of Sterlitamaksky Uyzeyd.