Abstract
Silk and Horses: Trade and Tribute between the Qing Dynasty and the Kazakh Khanate
Highlights
This paper seeks to analyze the ways in which the exchange of silk for horses impacted trade regulations along the Silk Road, leading to a rupture in Chinese economic policy
Exchanges between the Qing Dynasty and the Kazakh Khanate were carried between 1759 and 1796, having begun after the Qianlong Emperor vanquished the Dzungar Khanate, which determined the khan of the Kazakhs to swear allegiance to the Emperor
The relation established between emperor and khan is known as chao gong mao yi(朝贡贸易)and is usually translated as vassalage, owing to the similarities with the European concepts, but it involves the offering of tributes
Summary
Silk and Horses: Trade and Tribute between the Qing Dynasty and the Kazakh Khanate This paper seeks to analyze the ways in which the exchange of silk for horses impacted trade regulations along the Silk Road, leading to a rupture in Chinese economic policy.
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