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Development of the Siberian Route (the overland Moscow–Beijing road) and its stations (17th–19th centuries)

Development of the Siberian Route (the overland Moscow–Beijing road) and its stations (17th–19th centuries)

  1. Babinov Road opens a practical Ural crossing

    Labels: Artemy Babinov, Solikamsk, Verkhoturye
  2. Siege of Albazin pressures Russia toward treaty

    Labels: Albazin, Qing Empire, Amur region
  3. Treaty of Nerchinsk grants caravan passage

    Labels: Treaty of, Russia, Qing China
  4. Tsarist decree begins planning the Siberian Route

    Labels: Tsarist decree, Siberian Route, Imperial road
  5. Kyakhta and Maimaicheng develop as paired trading towns

    Labels: Kyakhta, Maimaicheng, border post
  6. Treaty of Kyakhta formalizes border trade

    Labels: Treaty of, Russia, Qing Empire
  7. State caravans start regular Kyakhta–Beijing traffic

    Labels: State caravans, Kyakhta, Beijing
  8. Great Siberian Road construction begins in the 1730s

    Labels: Great Siberian, road construction, 1730s
  9. Yam relay stations support communication and transport

    Labels: Yam system, relay stations, postal relays
  10. Kyakhta becomes the dominant legal tea-and-fur gateway

    Labels: Kyakhta, tea trade, fur trade
  11. Irbit Fair links Siberian traffic to all-Russian markets

    Labels: Irbit Fair, Siberian markets, merchandise fair
  12. Route shifts south in the early 1800s

    Labels: Route shift, southern alignment, road rerouting
  13. Mid-19th century brings a mature Moscow–Kyakhta road system

    Labels: Moscow Kyakhta, stations, mid 19th
  14. Sea routes and new infrastructure reduce Kyakhta’s role

    Labels: Sea routes, Kyakhta, infrastructure change
  15. Trans-Siberian Railway construction begins, superseding the tract

    Labels: Trans Siberian, Alexander III, rail construction