Medieval and Early modern era Hlukhiv was first noticed by chroniclers as a
Severian town in 1152. Around 1247 it became the seat of a branch of the princely house of
Chernihiv following the
Mongol invasion of Rus. Between 1320 and 1503 it was part of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania before being conquered by the
Grand Duchy of Moscow. In 1618 it became part of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (in the
Czernihów Voivodeship of the
Crown of Poland) and was granted
Magdeburg Rights in 1644 by
Władysław IV Vasa. In 1648–1764 it was part of the
Cossack Hetmanate within the
Nizhyn Regiment (province). (1663–65), a province of the
Cossack Hetmanate In 1654 the Cossack Hetmanate came under military protectorate of the
Tsardom of Russia in accordance with the
Treaty of Pereiaslav and in 1664, during the
siege of Hlukhiv, the Russo-Cossack garrison of the town successfully defended against a superiour Polish army which suffered great losses during the following retreat. According to the
Truce of Andrusovo along with the rest
Left-bank Ukraine it was ceded to the
Tsardom of Muscovy in 1667. In 1669
Demian Mnohohrishny was elected
hetman in Hlukhiv, concluding a treaty with the tsar's representatives, which significantly limited the Ukrainian autonomy. In 1708, after realizing that
Ivan Mazepa sided with
Carl XII,
Peter the Great ordered the destruction of
Baturyn and the transfer of the Hetmanate's capital to Hlukhiv. Here in November 1708,
Ivan Skoropadsky, a new
Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, was elected, while the
Metropolitan of Kyiv, Halych and all Little Russia Ioasaf was forced to proclaim
anathema onto Mazepa in the St. Trinity Cathedral (destroyed in 1962). Hlukhiv served as the capital of the
Cossack Hetmanate in 1708-64 and until 1773 the administrative center of the
Little Russia Governorate. Under the last hetmans of Ukraine, the town was remodeled in the
Baroque style. Subsequently, it declined in consequence of frequent fires, so that very few of its architectural gems survived.
Russian Empire Following the Hetmanate's abolition, Hlukhiv became the seat of the . In 1782 it became a
povit centre of
Novgorod-Seversky Viceroyalty, later being incorporated into the
Chernigov Governorate. Yet, during the November–December 30 days
martial law in Ukraine he resumed his position as mayor and on 3 January 2019 he declared his support for (another) presidential candidate
Andriy Sadovyi during a congress of Sadovyi's party
Self Reliance. In the
October 2020 Ukrainian local elections Nadiia Vailo , candidate from the political party "
Our Land" was elected as the city's new mayor.
2022 Russian invasion Clashes occurred in Hlukhiv between the
Ukrainian Armed Forces and the invading
Russian Armed Forces in the city and its surrounding areas during the night of 24–25 February 2022. The city was
occupied by Russian forces until April 2022. ==Demographics==