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