The “Balagan Steppe Duma” fund in the State Archives of the Republic of Buryatia as a source on the history of the local self-government of the Balagan Buryats in the 19th century
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-6541-2024-6-1-136-151
Abstract
The article deals with the results of studying the documents from Fund no. 3 of the State Archives of the Republic of Buryatia – the “Balagan Steppe Duma”, the main source on the history of the local government of the Balagan Buryats in the 19th century. The three-tier system of the local self-government bodies of the Buryats (Steppe Dumas – intertribal councils – clan administrations) was established in accordance with the Charter on the management of foreigners of 1822 by M.M. Speransky. The charter provided for the creation of that system among the nomadic peoples: Buryats, Yakuts, Tungus and Khakass. The Balagan Steppe Duma was one of the 12 Buryat Steppe Dumas, and the largest in number in the Irkutsk province. The Balagan Buryats were a complex ethnic group, which included the Bulagat and Ikinat clans. The fund of the Balagan Steppe Duma, which consists of 2063 files for 1809–1903, fully reflects the history of the Balagan Buryats in the 19th century. The article briefly describes the history of the Balagan Steppe Duma, as a local government body of the Balagan Buryats, and also talks about the sources on the history of the Balagan Department, the history of the fund, the variety of the documents that are kept in the State Archives of the Republic of Buryatia.
Keywords
State Archives of the Republic of Buryatia,
local government,
Charter on the management of foreigners,
M. Speransky,
Steppe Duma,
Balagan Buryats,
archival funds
Supporting agencies: The work is accomplished in the framework of the State Assignment (project “Historical space of the Mongolian world. Archaeological cultures, societies and states“ № 121031000241-1).
About the Authors
B. Ts. Zhalsanova
State Archives of the Republic of Buryatia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Butit Ts. Zhalsanova, Dr. of Sci. (History)
9а, Sukhe-Batоr St., Ulan-Ude, 670000
L. V. Kuras
Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Leonid V. Kuras, Dr. of Sci. (History), professor
6, Sakhyanova St., Ulan-Ude, 67004
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Zhalsanova B.Ts., Kuras L.V. The “Balagan Steppe Duma” fund in the State Archives of the Republic of Buryatia as a source on the history of the local self-government of the Balagan Buryats in the 19th century. History and Archives. 2024;6(1):136-151. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-6541-2024-6-1-136-151
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