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Sino-Russian Relations in the Seventeenth Century

The seventeenth century was a momentous epoch. While western European countries were busy expanding westward and eastward, Russia, quietly crossed the Ural Mountains, absorbed Siberia and reached as far as Alaska. Russia did not expand toward the East with­ out opposition from the western European c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Vincent
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1966, 1966
Edition:1st ed. 1966
Subjects:
Regional Cultural Studies
Ethnology
Culture
History
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Geographical and Historical Description of Northern Asia
  • 1. Geographical Conditions
  • 2. Historical Background
  • III. Expansions of Russia and China in Northern Asia
  • 1. Russian Expansion in Siberia, 1552–1700
  • 2. Manchu-Chinese Expansion in Mongolia, 1635–1697
  • 3. Manchu-Chinese Expansion in the Amur Area, 1616–1643
  • IV. The Role of the Mongols in Sino-Russian Relations
  • 1. The Kalmuk Sungars, 1606–1616
  • 2. The Altin Khans of the Khalkhas, 1616–1655
  • 3. Sino-Russian Rivalry over the Mongols, 1665–1697
  • V. Early Contacts Between Russia and China
  • 1. The Alleged Russian Embassy to China in 1567
  • 2. The Abortive Russian Caravan Embassy to China in 1608
  • 3. Petlin and Mundoff’s Mission to China, 1618–1619
  • 4. Sino-Russian Conflicts on the Amur, 1643–1675
  • VI. Russian Attempts at Establishing Diplomatic Relations With china I
  • 1. Baikoff’s Embassy, 1653–1657
  • 2. Mission of PerfiUeff and Ablin, 1658–1662
  • VII. Russian Attempts at Establishing Diplomatic Relations With China II
  • 1. Milovanoff’s Mission, 1670
  • 2. Spathary’s Embassy, 1675–1677
  • VIII. Sino-Russian War on the Amur
  • 1. Growing Tension on the Amur, 1676–1684
  • 2. The Albazin War, 1685–1686
  • IX. The Treaty of Nerchinsk
  • 1. The Dispatch of Embassies, 1685–1689
  • 2. The Negotiation of Treaty
  • 3. The Treaty of Nerchinsk, 1689
  • 4. The Confirmation of the Treaty, 1693–1695
  • X. Economic and Cultural Relations
  • 1. Trade between Russia and China, 1608–1700
  • 2. Russian Missionaries in China, 1655–1700
  • XI. Summary and Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • I. The treaty of Nerchinsk
  • II. The form of oath taken by the Chinese ambassador at Nerchinsk
  • Chinese Glossary

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