Transcaucasia: Polity Style: 1917-1918

15/28 Nov 1917	the Transcaucasian Commissariat assumed executive authority over the Transcaucasian Kraj in accordance with an order issued in Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia) on 15/28 Nov 1917 (Caucasus, No. 14, 17 Nov 1917, p. 1; Foreign Policy of Transcaucasia and Georgia - Documents and Materials, pp. 7-8)
15/28 Nov 1917 - 26 May 1918	Zakavkaz'e (Закавказье) \| Transcaucasia
9/22 Apr 1918	Transcaucasia is proclaimed an independent democratic federal republic, resolution of the Transcaucasian Diet of 9/22 Apr 1918 (Transcaucasian Diet Proceedings, 22nd meeting, p. 56) [1]
26 May 1918	disintegration of Transcaucasia is acknowledged, the Transcaucasian Diet is dissolved in accordance with a resolution of the Diet of 26 May 1918 (Caucasus, No. 106, 28 May 1918, p. 2)

The Transcaucasian Diet did not pass any resolution as to the name of the state. After the declaration of independence (9/22 Apr 1918), Zakavkaz'e (Закавказье) continued in official use as the most frequently used style. Other alternatives included Zakavkazskaja Respublika (Закавказская Республика), Zakavkazskaja Federativnaja Respublika (Закавказская Федеративная Республика).