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Originally Posted by MadeInChina the manchu and mongolia alike have controlled areas around lake balkal for a long time, it was one of their favorite hunting grounds
however when russia expended they absorbed some of these areas, as they got stronger, the qing dynasty realized the polar bear from the north's agression
the region around lake balkal is also where genghis khan was born, it is known as a foreested hunting grounds, and a training area for mongol calvarymen | I'm pretty familiar with all of that except one thing. I know that the Manchu are essentially the natural successor to the Mongols and largely come from the same ethnic group.
What are the dates of Qing Dynasty control of Baikal and adjoining territories? I'd be intereseted to read up on how that all played out with the Russian Empire, etc.
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