Antin Holovaty
| Antin Holovaty | |
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| Host Judge of the Black Sea Cossack Host 3rd Ataman of the Black Sea Cossack Host |
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| Preceded by | Zakhary Chepiha |
| Succeeded by | Feodor Bursak |
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| Born | Unconfirmed, believed to be between 1732 and 1744 Novi Sanzhary, Russian Empire(modern  Ukraine) |
| Died | January 28, 1797 Kamyshevan, Persia(modern  Kura spit Azerbaijan) |
| Nationality |
Zaporozhian Cossack Black Sea Cossack |
| Spouse(s) | Ulyana Grigoryevna Prokhna |
| Children | six sons |
| Occupation | Cossack leader |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
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Antin Holovaty (Ukrainian: Антiн Андрійович Головатий) or Anton Golovaty (Russian: Антон Андреевич Головатый) ; between 1732 and 1744 – January 28, 1797 was a prominent Zaporozhian Cossack leader who after the Zaporozhian Sich's destruction was a key figure in the formation of the Black Sea Cossack Host and their later resettlement to the Kuban Region of Russia.
Holovaty was born in the town of Novi Sanzhary (modern Poltava Oblast, Ukraine) in a family of a cossack starshyna and studied at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy. At the age of 24, 1756 he left the academy and joined the Kushchivsky kuren of the Pidpelnensky Sich to complete his studies as an officer. By the 1760s was elected to be the Otaman of that Kuren, which helped raise his social standing.
By 1764, because of his higher education he received the rank of colonel and was given the position of military secretary. In that year, as part of the Zaporozhian delegation headed by kosh otaman Hrytsko Fedoriv, Holovaty was chosen as a delegate to the coronation of Catherine II of Russia. The trip left a profound impression on him. He delighted the audiences with his musical prowess on the bandura, entertaining the audiences with Cossack songs and dumas. For this he received a silver medal and a noble title from the Empress.
During his trip, Holovaty became aware that the demise of the Zaporozhian Sich was being discussed and planned in Petersburg. Knowing that the end of the Crimean Khanate would result in the eventual dissolution of the Zaporozhian Host, he was pro-active in putting forward a plan to re-organize the Sich and lands it owned in a manner similar to how the Don Cossack Host was organised. This project was given for consideration to Russian authorities, but was disgarded by Potemkin. The Zaporozhian Sich was dissolved in 1775 and Holovaty's plans and political maneuvering were exposed to other Zaporozhians who ceased to trust him. As a result Holovaty retired from the Zaporozhian Host to manage his properties.
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