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Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864

Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864

Millward, James A.

Paperback

Chinese History

ISBN10: 1503600629
ISBN13: 9781503600621
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Mar 25 2016
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

As analysis of the revenue available to Qing garrisons in Xinjiang reveals, imperial control over the region in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries depended upon sizeable yearly subsidies from China. In an effort to satisfy criticism of their expansion into Xinjiang and make the territory pay for itself, the Qing court permitted local authorities great latitude in fiscal matters and encouraged the presence of Han and Chinese Muslim merchants. At the same time, the court recognized the potential for unrest posed by Chinese mercantile penetration of this Muslim, Turkic-speaking area. They consequently attempted, through administrative and legal means, to defend the native Uyghur population against economic depredation. This ethnic policy reflected a conception of the realm that was not Sinocentric, but rather placed the Uyghur on a par with Han Chinese.

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