What Country Was Zaporizhzhya In?
Zaporizhzhya (Ukraine) lies within 17 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Russian Empire, from 1783 to 1919. The earliest state recorded here is Hunnic Empire (AD 400).
Who ruled Zaporizhzhya?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Scythians |
| 100 BC – 2 BC | Sarmatians |
| 1 BC – AD 399 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Hunnic Empire |
| AD 500 – AD 699 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Bulgars |
| AD 800 – AD 899 | Khazars |
| AD 900 – AD 999 | Magyars |
| 1000 – 1099 | Pechenegs |
| 1100 – 1199 | Kievan Rus' |
| 1200 – 1299 | Cuman Khanates |
| 1300 – 1399 | Khanate of the Golden Horde |
| 1400 – 1491 | Blue Horde |
| 1492 – 1599 | Poland-Lithuania |
| 1600 – 1649 | Crimean Khanate |
| 1650 – 1699 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1700 – 1782 | Tsardom of Muscovy |
| 1783 – 1919 | Russian Empire |
| 1920 – 1929 | Ukraine |
| 1930 – 1937 | White Russia |
| 1938 – 1993 | USSR |
| 1994 – today | Ukraine |
ZaporizhzhyaHistoric cities nearby
- Odesa · about 370 km
- Sevastopol · about 380 km
- Kyiv · about 440 km
Battles and events within 200 km
- Battle of Poltava · 1709
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.