Treaty of Kyakhta (1727)

The Treaty of Kjachta 1727 (Russian Кяхтинский договор ) concluded between the Russian Empire and the Empire of China during the Qing Dynasty manjurischen.

Prehistory

Precursor of the Treaty of Kjachta was the Treaty of Nertschinsk of 27 August 1689 the first agreement of a European state with China. This ended a decades-long conflict over the control of the Amurbeckens. The conflict was sparked by the advance of Russian armed settlers from eastern Siberia to the Chinese territory north and east of the Heilong Jiang in the 1640s. The territorial provisions, however, remained controversial partly because the geographical designations differed in the Russian and Manchu translation of the contract. The contract itself was drafted and signed in Latin. Soon, problems came up that this has led China to close the borders. It now required lengthy efforts of diplomacy Peters to restore the contacts to Beijing.

Contract

On October 21, 1727, there was between the realms of the Russian Emperor Peter II and of the Yongzheng Emperor Aisin Gioro Yinzhen in Kjachta to contract. Cross-border trade was controlled south of Lake Baikal, also the boundary line was accepted as it was defined in the so-called Bura Treaty of 20 August. Russia committed itself to strict border control and received the right every three years to send a state trading caravan to Beijing.