Mogilev Governorate
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The Mogilev Governorate (Mogilevskaya Gubernya) or Government of Mogilev was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire.
The governorate was formed in 1772, in the aftermath of the First partition of Poland, from parts of Witebsk Voivodeship, Mścisław Voivodeship, Połock Voivodeship and Inflanty region. Parts of those territories were also used to form the Pskov Governorate. In 1796, Mogoilev and Polotsk Governorates were united and formed Belorussian Governorate. In 1802, Belorussian Governorate was divided into Vitebsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate. In 1917, Vitebsk, Mogilev and parts of Minsk Governorate and Vilna Governorate were united into the Western District (from 1918 known as Western Komuna). In 1918, it was joined by Smolensk Governorate and in October 1919, Mogilev Governorate was reformed into Gomel Governorate.
Its capital was in Mogilev.
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