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: See aftermath
Belligerents
Tsardom of Russia Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Alexei Tolbuzin †
Pasheli
Afanasii Ivanovich Beiton		 Langtan
Sapusu
Strength
1685: 450
1686: 736–900		 1685: 2,500–3,400
1686: 3,000 (land)
3,000-6,000 (sailors)
Casualties and losses
1685: 100+, 25–40 defected
1686: Only 24-35 survived		 1686: 1,500+

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.

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