Revolts and crossing border: Influence of the 1916 revolt in Russia on Xinjiang, northwest of China

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01015
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: Noda Jin 東京外国語大学, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 准教授 (00549420)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 革命 / 中央アジア / 移民 / カザフ / 新疆

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focuses on the Sino-Russian border in Xinjiang around 1916 when large-scale human migration was observed. The purpose of this study is to identify the intersection of local networks and global international relations. For this, I investigated compiled collections of Russian imperial documents, British documents, and Chinese official documents so that I could analyze multi lateral materials. Detailed examination of information from Russian consulates in Xinjiang reveals that the uprising was not caused by the Gelaohui and German-Turkish incitement. Although a few infiltrators had entered Xinjiang, this information was exaggerated by the Russian authorities, who shifted responsibility and overestimated the situation. These exaggerated threats, which could include Britain's wariness of Germany, were communicated to Xinjiang government officials, which lead to warnings of foreign incitement. Speculations about these external factors show a phantom of the Muslim networks.

Free Research Field

中央アジア史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

国外での研究集会において報告を行うことで、海外研究者からのコメントを取り入れたうえで、成果をまとめることができた。本研究が取る、中国側からの視線を交えて1916年反乱を研究することはこれまでの研究にはほとんど見られなかった手法であり、今後の研究状況に与える影響は少なくないと考えられる。