Stone Stela on Mount Gedeng: the Oirat Text of the Edict on the Suppression of the Dzungars
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-4-723-734
Abstract
After the fall of the Dzhungar Khanate in the second half of the 18th century, "the highest approved" official works by order of the Qing authorities appear in Chinese historiography. They are devoted to the "description of the suppression of the Dzhungars". In addition to this, steles were also installed, proclaiming the victory of the Qing emperor over the Dzhungars. One of such steles was installed on Mount Gedeng, which is located near Mongolkure on the modern border of China and Kazakhstan. The stele is known under various names — "Stele on Gedeng Mountain", "Ili Stele on Gedeng Mountain", "Stele on Gedeng Mountain near Mongolkure". The text on the stone stele is written in four languages: Manchu, Chinese, Tibetan and Oirat (‘Clear script’). The article examines the ‘Clear script’ text containing 9 lines and 266 words.
Supporting agencies: The research was carried out with the financial support of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the framework of the scientific project No. 19CTQ016 "Research of the texts in "Clear script" on stone steles of the 18th century." The article was presented at the international scientific online conference “Mongolian Studies at the beginning of the 21st century: Current State and Development Prospects – II”, held with the financial support of RFBR (project № 20-09-22004) and partial support of the Russian Government Grant (№ 075-15-2019-1879).
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Wurilumujiafu Wurilumujiafu
Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies (Beierhuan Road, Huimin District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010070, China)
China
China
Dr. Sc. (Philology), Associate Professor
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Wurilumujiafu W. Stone Stela on Mount Gedeng: the Oirat Text of the Edict on the Suppression of the Dzungars. Mongolian Studies. 2020;12(4):723-734. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-4-723-734
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