A Preliminary Study of the Chakhar Eight Banners'Map Collected by the National Library of China
The Chakhar Eight Banners'Map with nine drawings folded in one envelope collected by the National Library of China reflects the political geography of the Chakhar region in the late Qing period.Mainly based on archives of Vermillion Endorsed Memorial and Grand Council archives this article estimates that the atlas was drawn between the tenth month of second year of the Guangxu reign(1876)and the fourth month of the fourth year of the Guangxu reign(1878).The author evaluates the historical value of the atlas from the annotations of geographical information regarding the Niulu boundary,imperial and private pastures,Kalun station,Obo temple,farming villages,and Zhangjiakou.After synthesizing various literary information,this article examines the strategic position of the Qing court in the governance of the Great Wall area,especially in areas outside the passes.
The National Library of ChinaChakhar Eight Banners'Map of the Guangxu period
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