Jaxa (state)

Jaxa
1665–1685
Map of China with Albazino as Jaxa
Capital Albazino
Languages Polish
Religion Roman catholicism, Eastern orthodoxy
Government Not specified
President
   1665-1685 Nikifor Chernigovsky
History
   Proclamation of the State 1665
   Conquest of Jaxa by Chinese Empire 1685
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tsardom of Russia
Qing dynasty
Today part of

Jaxa was a state in 17th century with a capital in Albazino.

Name

Name of the country descended from a wooden stronghold of Jaxa built by Nikifor Chernigovsky in a place of Albazino that was destroyed by Chinese troops.[1] According to Chinese sources, this place was called 雅克萨 (yakesa) before a rise of Albazino.

History

The state was created by Nikifor Chernigovsky, Polish deportee from Volhynia. In 1665 Chernigovsky and Siberian Cossacks killed a voivod of Ust-Ilimsk. Then, they rebuilt an abandoned stronghold of Abazino to hide in it. The stronghold became a capital of their new state. In 1685 Jaxa became a part of Chinese Empire.

References

  1. Wojciech Sulewski, Konterfekty dziwnych Polaków, Iskry, Warszawa 1973
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