The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2021-4-730-743
Abstract
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.
Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by government subsidy, project no. АААА-А19-119011490038-5 ‘Sociopolitical and Cultural Development of South Russia’s Peoples: Comprehensive Studies of Respective Processes’.
About the Author
Narma A. Kamandzhaev
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Postgraduate Student, Junior Research Associate
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Kamandzhaev N.A. The 1737 Dispatch of Kalmyk Prince Donduk-Dashi to St. Petersburg: A Case Study of Historical Documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia. Mongolian Studies. 2021;13(4):730-743. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2021-4-730-743
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