Treaty of Aigun

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The Treaty of Aigun was the Russian-Chinese treaty that established the modern borders of the Russian Far East. Its provisions were confirmed by the Beijing Treaty of 1860.

The treaty was architected and signed by the Russian representative Nikolay Muravyov on May 28, 1858 in the Manchurian town of Aigun. It was one of many Unequal Treaties between Imperial China and foreign powers that forced 19th-century China to concede territorial and sovereignty rights.

The purpose of the treaty was to establish a border along the Amur River. Under the terms of this treaty:

1. Russia gained the left bank of the Amur River that had been assigned to China as a result of treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689. The Amur, Sungari, and Ussuri rivers were to be open exclusively to both Chinese and Russian ships. Manchu residents north of the Amur River would be allowed to remain. The lands of between the Ussuri River were to be jointly administrated.
2. The inhabitants along the Amur, Sungari, and Ussuri rivers were to be allowed to trade with each other.
3. The Russians would retain Russian and Manchu copies of the text, and the Chinese would retain Manchu and Mongolian copies of the text.
4. All restrictions on trade to be lifted along the border.

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