Russia and the Qing sign the Treaty of Nerchinsk
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- Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference pp. 232-236 · open book
In 1689, with the help of the Qing's Jesuit advisors and Mongolian transla tors, Russian and Qing delegations signed a treaty at N erchinsk, drew up a boundary, and agreed that people would owe tribute to the power on their side of the line.