STAUNTON, George Thomas (trans.).

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Narrative of the Chinese Embassy to the Khan of the Tourgouth Tartars, in the Years 1712, 13, 14, & 15; First edition in English of this account by Tulišen, the Kangxi Emperor's special envoy to the tribes of Turkestan. His 1712-15 embassy, sent to form an alliance with the Torghut tribe against the Dzungar threat, furnished the imperial court with new information on the Chinese empire's western fringes and the present state of Russia.The account was first published in Manchu and Chinese in 1723. The map accompanying Staunton's translation shows the expedition route from Beijing to the Caspian Sea.

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