The regiment was created on the base of a
starostvo according to the 1625
Treaty of Kurukove, becoming the first Cossack regiment in
Left-bank Ukraine. Its formation was confirmed by the 1649
Treaty of Zboriv. In 1654 the regiment, commanded by
Pavlo Teteria, was present at the solemn confirmation ceremony of the
Treaty of Pereiaslav, pledging an oath of allegiance to
tsar Alexis of Russia. In 1660 the regiment supported
acting hetman Yakym Somko, who proclaimed his allegiance to the tsar in Pereiaslav. In 1666 the regiment's
colonel Danylo Yermolenko was killed during a
revolt against hetman
Ivan Briukhovetsky. Starting from 1706 the regiment was employed in the construction of
Kyiv Fortress by the government of tsar
Peter I, which caused protest against its Cossacks. During the 18th century Pereiaslav Regiment served as one of 10 administrative units of the Hetmanate. Following its
liquidation, in 1782 the regiment's territory became part of
Kiev Viceroyalty of the
Russian Empire. ==Administrative subdivisions==