Author: Chen, Yang Xi

Annotation: In the 16th year of Daoguang reign (1836), Yishan, who was appointed as the Qing Ili Ministerial Attache (serving from 1835 to 1837), was ordered to respond to the Sariqol invasion incident by Khokand. Previous studies have examined the Qing Dynasty's response to the Sariqol invasion, but there has been insufficient analysis of Yishan's stance on the incident. Therefore, this article examines the Sariqol invasion incident by the Khokand Khanate that occurred in the 16th year of Daoguang reign (1836), and analyzes the response strategies proposed by Yishan, the Ili Ministerial Attache who was responsible for suppressing the incident. Through this analysis, this article aims to clarify the Qing Dynasty's stance toward Khokand by the governing authorities of Xinjiang in the 1830s. This article analyzes the negotiation process between Yishan and the Qing Emperor Daoguang during the Sariqol invasion incident by the Khokand Khanate, revealing that Yishan held differing views on the Qing Dynasty's policy toward Khokand. Yishan’s argument differed from Emperor Daoguang’s more passive defensive strategy. He analyzed the situation from economic and political perspectives and believed that military action should be taken to eliminate the threats to the Qing Dynasty’s Xinjing region. The proposal of Yishan was not accepted by Emperor Daoguang, but it became clear that through strict measures, he enforced harsher trials and judgments regarding crimes in the “karun region” and resolved the Khokand invasion incident at Sariqol.

Keywords: Qing Dynasty and the Khanate of Khokand relation, Sariqol Invasion Incident, Yishan’s Response Measures

Pages in journal: 222 - 229