The Treaty of Aigun, signed in May 1858 between the Russian Empire and Qing China, transferred the left, or northern, bank of the Amur River from Chinese to Russian control while leaving the Ussuri region to the east under joint administration pending further settlement. The agreement reversed the boundary that had stood since the 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk and was concluded while the Qing state was weakened by internal rebellion and the Second Opium War. Its terms were extended two years later when the Convention of Peking ceded the Ussuri region outright to Russia.
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Document Type Creation Year Origin PlaceAigun, Manchuria, China 1 Original LanguageRussian, Manchu and Mongolian 1 Document Type
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Source Treaty of Aigun, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Manchuria, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Mongolian, used in there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Russian, used in there.
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1. Treaty of Aigun, Wikipedia
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The Treaty of Aigun was an 1858 treaty
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an 1858 treaty between the Russian Empire and Qing dynasty of China
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Aigun, Manchuria, China
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Russian, Manchu, Mongolian
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
Infobox date: May 28, 1858
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