6th International Symposium Oriental Studies

91 The 6 th International Symposium on Oriental Ancient Documents Studies Khereid Jamsran Urangua Political Situation in Mongolia Before Separation From Qing Dynasty (Materials from the Russian Archive) In this presentation, I will discuss two major problems recorded in the documents referring to the period before the 20th century and kept in the Russian Archives. First, why did the Russians begin to incorporate political and economic strategies in Mongolia after the 1904–1905 Russian–Japanese war? Second, what are the so called the “Mongolian issues: causes and development”. Russians created the so called “Mongolian issues” as the result of the Qing Dynasty’s intentions to colonize Mongolia in 1901–1911. The outcomes of these intentions were enormously harmful to Mongolia’s existence. These conclusions are undoubtedly correct, as indicated by the course of historical events aimed for the national independence of Mongolia. AFar Eastern policy of the Tsarist Russia encouraged them actively on the issue of the Mongolian activities. Therefore, Mongolia requested Russia to help Mongolia to separate from the Qing dynasty. The political situation of Mongolia before separation can be studied in the light of these archival materials. Key words: the Qing dynasty, “Mongolian issues”, Mongolia, Russia, Russian archives.