The new city was founded in 1776 by Prince Potemkin by order of Russian Empress Catherine II of the Russian Empire and was called Yekaterinoslav from1776-1926.
ຕົວເມືອງໃຫມ່ໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນ 1776 ໂດຍລັດເຊຍນາ, Potemkin ໂດຍຄໍາສັ່ງຂອງ Catherine II, Empress ຂອງ Empire ລັດເຊຍແລະຖືກເອີ້ນວ່າ Yekaterinoslav (Ekaterinoslav) ຈາກ 1776 ການ 1926.