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Inaccurate map[edit]
The map is the best you can expect. The critique below is subject to political opinions. It is not clear in part due to how boarders were looked upon, the lack of communication and control. Objective sources describe their travels at this time, and many can be found as the boxer rebellion caused many to move. Today Inner Mongolia was outside the Great Wall, and not considered part of China by the travelers and people living there, but forces crossed the boarders and boxers raided Inner Mongolia too, as happened with regular forces in 1920's to Mongolia. But as the Mongolian said, what could they do, they neither controlled or took the land, just forces moving and later repelled. The same with the territories in the West, i.e. Xinjiang meaning New territory, but area was in control by other forces, even local lords and the tax or tributes as told below was looked upon as a way of keeping the Empire away, and not be controlled by it. (Explained by Swedish and UK foreigners in the area.) Neither British nor Qing dynasty was in control of Tibet at this time, treaties were worked on, but again a treaty doesn't say ownership but in this case privileges for visits and trading. This map is inaccurate, by this time, British didn't reach Tibet (1903-1904), Russia didn't reach Mongolia (after 1911) the Qing Empire extend farther in North of Outer Mongolia (froutiers are current one), there is nothing about Mandchuria (Qing Dynasty is a mandchurian Empire), and tributaries territories (Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner/Outer Mongolia, Xinjiang). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Popolon (talk • contribs) 11:14, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
