“Article III: ...The boundary line shall run from the Kyakhta River along the ridge of the mountains to the Shabina-Dabaga guard post. All territory to the south of this line shall belong to the Empire of China [Qing Dynasty], and all territory to the north of this line shall belong to the Russian Empire...
Article IV: ...To maintain good relations and facilitate trade between the two empires, merchants shall be permitted to conduct commerce at the designated border trading posts of Kyakhta and Tsurukhaitu...”
— Excerpts from the Treaty of Kyakhta, signed between the Russian Empire and the Qing Dynasty, 1727
Which of the following historical developments in the period 1450–1750 is best illustrated by the treaty excerpt?
- The consolidation of land-based imperial borders and state-controlled trade routes as expanding empires encountered each other in Central AsiaCevap
- BThe adoption of unregulated, free-market capitalist principles by Eurasian states to maximize the volume of cross-border trade
- CThe imposition of centralized administrative systems that replicated the Mongol Empire's policy of completely replacing all local religious and political institutions in conquered territories
- DThe implementation of a unified, Neo-Confucian administrative bureaucracy that spanned both the Russian and Qing empires
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The consolidation of land-based imperial borders and state-controlled trade routes as expanding empires encountered each other in Central Asia
The correct answer is correct because the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) represents a diplomatic effort by the expanding land-based Russian and Qing empires to define clear borders in Central Asia and regulate cross-border trade, reflecting how these states consolidated control over their frontiers.
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Qing and Russian Imperial Expansion
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