The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia

Introduction. The article describes the dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg in the fall of 1737. It also publishes documents on this event housed by the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia. Materials. The examined archival materials are mostly clerical papers contained...

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Main Author: Narma A. Kamandzhaev
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Language:English
Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2021-12-01
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description Introduction. The article describes the dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg in the fall of 1737. It also publishes documents on this event housed by the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia. Materials. The examined archival materials are mostly clerical papers contained in Collection И-36 ‘Executive Attached to Kalmyk Affairs Commission under Astrakhan Governor. Results. The work introduces complete texts of 10 documents subdivided into decrees, reports, orders, road documents and instructions issued by various authorities and officials. Conclusions. The mentioned collection contains information regarding the backgrounds of Donduk-Dashi’s dispatch, and covers only a part of the journey to St. Petersburg. The described stage lasted from October 6 to November 2, 1737. During this period, Donduk-Dashi and his retinue sailed and drove from Astrakhan to the Novokhoperskaya fortress through such settlements as Cherny Yar, Popovitskaya station, Tsaritsyn, and Lovlinskaya stanitsa. This stage of the delivery of Donduk-Dashi from Astrakhan to St. Petersburg involved over a hundred Russian military and civil officers.
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spelling doaj.art-e723c3b571ef48d49bf814a761b589422022-12-22T03:29:52ZengРоссийской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центрМонголоведение2500-15232021-12-01134730743http://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2021-4-730-743The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of KalmykiaNarma A. Kamandzhaev0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2012-0312Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RASIntroduction. The article describes the dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg in the fall of 1737. It also publishes documents on this event housed by the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia. Materials. The examined archival materials are mostly clerical papers contained in Collection И-36 ‘Executive Attached to Kalmyk Affairs Commission under Astrakhan Governor. Results. The work introduces complete texts of 10 documents subdivided into decrees, reports, orders, road documents and instructions issued by various authorities and officials. Conclusions. The mentioned collection contains information regarding the backgrounds of Donduk-Dashi’s dispatch, and covers only a part of the journey to St. Petersburg. The described stage lasted from October 6 to November 2, 1737. During this period, Donduk-Dashi and his retinue sailed and drove from Astrakhan to the Novokhoperskaya fortress through such settlements as Cherny Yar, Popovitskaya station, Tsaritsyn, and Lovlinskaya stanitsa. This stage of the delivery of Donduk-Dashi from Astrakhan to St. Petersburg involved over a hundred Russian military and civil officers.https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/749kalmyk khanatedonduk-dashidonduk-ombodeparturedocuments
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The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
Монголоведение
kalmyk khanate
donduk-dashi
donduk-ombo
departure
documents
title The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
title_full The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
title_fullStr The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
title_full_unstemmed The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
title_short The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
title_sort 1737 dispatch of kalmyk prince donduk dashi to st petersburg a case study of historical documents from the national archive of kalmykia
topic kalmyk khanate
donduk-dashi
donduk-ombo
departure
documents
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