The Chernigov Regiment[1][2][3] (also known as Chernihiv Regiment[4][5][6] or the Regiment of Chernigov, Ukrainian: Чернігівський полк, romanized: Chernihivs'kyj polk, Russian: Черниговский полк, romanized: Chernigovskij polk) was one of ten territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Registered Zaporozhian Host, later incorporated as an autonomy in Tsardom of Russia.

In 1781, the regiment was officially abolished, and territory was reformed into the Government of Chernigov, Russian Empire.

After reformation Chernihiv Regiment in 1782 consisted of 16 sotnias: Bereznynska, Bilouska, Chernihiv regimental, Horodnyanska, Kyselivska, Lyubetska, Menska, Ponurnynska, Royiska, Sednivska, Slabynska, Sosnytska, Stolynska, Synyavska, Volynska, Vybelska, According to documents of 1764, the regiment consisted of 9,838 land cossacks, and 19,810 helper cossacks.

Martyn Nebaba (Мартин Небаба) (1649–1651) Stepan Podobailo (Степан Пободайло) (1651–1653) Ivan Wybelskyi (Іван Вибельський) (1653–1657, 1661) Onykii Sylych (Оникій Силич) (1657–1663) Demian Mnohohrishnyi (Дем'ян Многогрішний) (1665–1669) Ivan Lysenko (Іван Лисенко) (1669–1671) Vasyl Mnohohrishnyi (Василь Многогрішний) (1671–1672) Vasyl Dunin-Borkowskyi (Василь Дунін-Борковський) (1672–1685) Ivan Samoylovych (Іван Самойлович) (1685–1687) Iakiv Lyzohub (Яків Лизогуб) (1687–1698) Iukhym Lyzohub (Юхим Лизогуб) (1698–1704) Pavlo Polubotok (Павло Полуботок) (1706–1722) In the XVIII century the position of colonel of the Chernihiv regiment was held by the protégés of the imperial government: Myhailo Bohdanov (Михайло Богданов) (1723–1735) Volodymyr Izmailov (Володимир Ізмайлов) (1736–1749) Ivan Bozhych (Іван Божич) (1749–1762), belonged to a noble Serbian family Božić.

Petro Myloradovych (Петро Милорадович) (1762–1782), belonged to a noble Serbian family Miloradović.