Many people will scold the Qing Dynasty when they mention the ceasing of outside of , northeast . In fact, one of the greatest contributions of the Qing Dynasty to the Chinese nation was precisely the territory of the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, and it was once the most perfect territory among all dynasties in China. Don't criticize me first, let's comment after reading it.
When the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, it directly included Northeastern region under China's effective jurisdiction, including the outer Northeastern at that time. Later, Outer Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang had practical jurisdictions, which also began after the Qing Dynasty. Many of the previous unified dynasty were just nominal jurisdiction. For example, to establish administrative management institutions in the Northeast region, Ming Dynasty has Nurgandus , Tang Dynasty has Andong Protectorate , but in fact, these areas basically belong to the concept of subordinates, and vassals cannot be sovereign, and the Central Plains dynasty did not implement effective control over these areas.
was different in the Qing Dynasty. The Northeast region, especially the Changbai Mountain and Heilongjiang River Basin, was the place where the Qing Dynasty rose. Their ancestors lived in this area for generations. The Qing Dynasty entered the pass and directly incorporated this large area into China's territory. Moreover, what he brought in was not only vast land, but also a long coastline and a northern estuary.
During the Qing Dynasty, China's first coastal province was not in the southeast region, but in the northeast. Jilin City was the earliest naval base in my country's history, and now there is an ship camp area . However, the Qing Dynasty's closed-door country was very little about the world pattern, and did not understand the economic value of the ocean. In times of crisis, it was easily allocated to foreign powers. If the foreign northeast, Baikal , and Sakhalin Island are still within the management scope of our country, then the strategic value and economic value are simply immeasurable. It's a long way to go, this is a later story, and now I'll get back to the topic.
From the "Attachment of Chinese History", we can learn in detail about the dynasty changes of China's territory. In terms of the formation of territory, the Qing Dynasty was the most prosperous in the 2 years. In 1820 AD, the territory of the Qing Dynasty began in the west from Balkash Lake in Kazakhstan, and the easternmost end to the current Okhotsk Sea , which was the easternmost end of Sakhalin Island at that time, and the northernmost end to Outer Khingan Mountains , which included Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia; the northwest included Tanguwulianghai , which is the current Tuva Republic , the southeast is Taiwan Island , and the southernmost end is Changsha, which is the current South China Sea island, with a total area of more than 13 million square kilometers.
At that time, the Balkhash Lake in the northwest was our inner lake, and the Heilongjiang River in the northeast was not a border, but our inland river, and Lake Baikal was also our territory.
If the territory of the Qing Dynasty during this period was perfect, some people may ask, isn’t the territory of the Yuan Dynasty period wider than that of the Qing Dynasty?
Many of the territory during the Yuan Dynasty were nominal, such as Siberia region, and the Yuan Dynasty did not implement effective development and management. Because at that time, because many parts of the Siberian region were frozen areas, the environmental conditions were harsh, the development was difficult, and the utilization value was small, the Yuan Dynasty government basically gave up its jurisdiction.
In addition, during the Yuan Dynasty, the northwest Xinjiang region was the territory of Chagatai Khanate , far outside the control of the Yuan Dynasty's forces. Taiwan Island was called Ryukyu at the time, and this was not the actual jurisdiction of the Yuan Dynasty.
However, the territorial sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty was very different from other dynasties. In order to be a unified dynasty, the Qing regime after a series of anti-rebellion and wars, and finally all regions including Outer Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet and Taiwan were under the unified management of the Qing Dynasty. It was completely included in the unified territory of China and was able to exercise sovereignty and sovereignty. The Northeast, Outer Northeast and Sakhalin Island are the places where the Qing Dynasty rose. The ancestors of the Qing Dynasty have lived nomadic life here since history, and there is no dispute in itself.
From the perspective of resources and strategic value, the territory of the Qing Dynasty almost encompasses the most advantageous part of the entire East Asian continent.For example, Balkhash Lake, which is the fourth longest lake in the world in , is four times the largest lake in my country, which is Qinghai Lake . There is also Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia, the outer Northeast region, and Sakhalin Island. These areas are extremely rich in resources and have extremely important strategic locations.
During the Qing Dynasty, the name of direction would make us realize the vast territory. At that time, East China Sea and South China Sea were not the southeastern waters now. The East China Sea refers to the area south of the Tatar Strait today; the Sea of Japan was our South China Sea at that time. Our current Yellow Sea During the Qing Dynasty, it was called "East Ocean", and the East Sea was called "Southern Ocean". In the current South China Sea, it was called "Qianzhou Ocean" during the Qing Dynasty.
Sakhalin Island to the north and Taiwan Island to the south were firmly controlled by the Qing Dynasty at that time. The entire western coast of the Pacific Ocean was China's gateway, and no one could match the depth of maritime control and strategic depth.
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