Tannu Uriankhai

Tannu Uriankhai
Таңды Урянхай (Tuvan)
唐努烏梁海 (Chinese)
1757–1911
Flag of Tannu Uriankhai
Flag (1889–1912)
Tannu Uriankhai within Qing China
Tannu Uriankhai within Qing China
StatusUnorganized autonomous region of the Qing dynasty
Common languagesTuvan, Mongolian, Chinese, Russian
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism
GovernmentFeudal state
Amban Noyan 
• 1762–1769 (first)
Manadzhab
• 1899–1911 (last)
Oyun Ölzey-Ochur oglu Kombu-Dorzhu
History 
• Established
1757
• Disestablished
December 1911
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Khotgoid Khanate
Dzungar Khanate
Uryankhay Republic
Today part ofRussia
Mongolia

Tannu Uriankhai (Tuvan: Таңды Урянхай, [taŋˈdɤ urʲanˈχaj]; Mongolian: Тагна Урианхай, romanizedTagna Urianhai, [ˈtʰaɢəɴ ʊrʲæŋˈχæɪ̯];[1] simplified Chinese: 唐努乌梁海; traditional Chinese: 唐努烏梁海; pinyin: Tángnǔ Wūliánghǎi) was a historical region of the Mongol Empire, its principal successor, the Yuan dynasty, and later the Qing dynasty. The territory of Tannu Uriankhai largely corresponds to the modern-day Tuva Republic of the Russian Federation, neighboring areas in Russia, and a small part of the modern state of Mongolia.

Tannu designates the Tannu-ola Mountains in the region, and Uriankhai was the Mongolian name for the Tuvans (and accordingly their realm), which meant "the people living in the woods" (Chinese: 林中百姓; pinyin: Línzhōng Bǎixìng).

After Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) declared independence from the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China in the early 20th century, the region of Tannu Uriankhai increasingly came under Russian influence and finally became an independent communist state, the Tuvan People's Republic, which was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1944.

Sovereignty over the area has not been officially renounced by the Republic of China since 1949. However, the Mainland Affairs Council issued a statement saying that "Outer Mongolia has never been part of its constitutionally claimed territory."[2]

Referring to the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, the People's Republic of China (PRC), which controls Mainland China, declared it "have no remaining territorial claims" with the Russian Federation.[3] At the same time, the PRC has official contacts with Tuva and regards it as part of Russia.[4][5]

  1. ^ Ц.Цэрэндорж. "Тагна Урианхай". Монголын түүх.
  2. ^ "有關外蒙古是否為中華民國領土問題說明新聞參考資料" [Reference materials about the territory of the Republic of China excluding Outer Mongolia] (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Mainland Affairs Council. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ^ "The Unlikely Prospect of Long-Term Sino-Russian Cooperation: Points of Divergence in the Emerging Security Environment". Over the Horizon (OTH). 2019. Article 6 of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship states that the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation have no remaining territorial claims.
  4. ^ "中华人民共和国版图". 中国政府网. 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28.
  5. ^ "外交部部长助理李惠来会见俄罗斯图瓦共和国行政长官绍尔班". 中国外交部. 2021-05-02. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.

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