Kazakh-russian embassy relations in the pre-imperial period: The main problems of bilateral relations in the early xviii century
Lapin N.S.
2 March 2021International Network Center for Fundamental and Applied Research
Bylye Gody
2021#16Issue 147 - 55 pp.
Based on RGADA documents and published written sources, the article shows the dynamics of the ambassadorial ties of the Kazakh Khanate and the Russia at the beginning of the 18th century. The author systematizes all known ambassadorial contacts between the two sides, and shows new ones previously unknown in historiography. The main problems of bilateral relations, raised in the course of ambassadorial contacts, are identified: Issues of military cooperation in the fight against the Dzungars, security problems of the Kazakh-Russian borderlands, suppression of mutual attacks, and the establishment of trade relations. The regularity of issues raised in diplomatic correspondence and during mutual embassies indicates that many problems remained unresolved. At the same time, both sides were formally determined to overcome the problems that arose. The materials showed that at the beginning of the 18th century, several centers of relations between Russia and the Kazakhs functioned at once; these are Kazan, Ufa and Tobolsk. At the same time, the Siberian administration was more active in establishing contacts with the Kazakhs during the period of the governor, Prince M.P. Gagarin. A feature of this stage in the relationship between the Kazakhs and Russia was the difficult foreign policy situation in southern Siberia and Central Asia associated with the active policy of the Dzungarian state, which defended its interests in the region. The stage is also characterized by the revival of Russias interest in the region in the middle of the second decade of the 18th century. The intensity of ambassadorial ties in the second decade of the 18th century after the break allows us to single out this time as a separate stage in the history of diplomatic relations between the Kazakh rulers and the Russian state. The article specifies the duration of the new stage, the dating of a number of embassies and the content of the negotiations.
Early 18th century , Embassies , Kazakh Khanate , Kazan , RGADA , Russian state , Tobolsk
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