Siege of Albazin

Siege of Albazin
Part of Sino-Russian border conflicts

Qing forces attacking Albazin
Date1685, 1686
Location
Albazin, Siberia on the north bank of the Amur River above Manchuria
(present-day Albazino, Amur Oblast, Russia)
Result 1685: Qing victory
1686: Qing victory[1]
Peace overtures from the Tsardom of Russia led to cessation of hostilities;[2] Russian abandonment of Albazin and the Amur River in return for trading privileges in the 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk[3]
Belligerents

Tsardom of Russia

Jaxa		 Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Alexei Tolbuzin †
Pasheli
Afanasii Ivanovich Beiton		 Peng Chong
Sapusu
Langtan
Strength
1685: 450[4]
1686: 736-800+[3][5]		 1685: 2,500-3,400[4]
1686: 3,000 (land)[3]
3,000-6,000 (sailors)[3]
Casualties and losses
1685: 100+,[6] 25-40 defected[7]
1686: Only 24 survived[8]		 1685:
1686: 1,500+[8]

The siege of Albazin was a military conflict between the Tsardom of Russia and Qing China from 1685 to 1686. It ultimately ended in the surrender of Albazin to Qing China and Russian abandonment of the Amur River area in return for trading privileges in Beijing.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference stephen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Andrade 2016, p. 229-30.
  3. ^ a b c d Andrade 2016, p. 230.
  4. ^ a b Chen 1966, p. 80.
  5. ^ Andrade 2016, p. 228.
  6. ^ Andrade 2016, p. 222.
  7. ^ Chen 1966, p. 81.
  8. ^ a b Andrade 2016, p. 229.