The Treaty of Aigun was the Russian-Chinese treaty that established the modern borders of the Russian Far East. Its provisions were confirmed by the Beijing Treaty of 1860. The term Russian Far East (Russian: Да́льний Восто́к Росси́и; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) refers to the extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific. ... Beijing Treaty can also refer to the 1860 China and Great Britain. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

The treaty was architected and signed by the Russian representative Nikolay Muravyov on May 28, 1858 in the Manchurian town of Aigun. It was one of many unequal treaties between Imperial China and foreign powers that forced 19th-century China to concede territorial and sovereignty rights. Count Nikolay N. Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky (also spelled as Nikolai Nikolaevich Muraviev-Amurskiy) (Russian: ) (August 11 (August 23 in the Julian calendar), 1809—November 30(18), 1881) was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in expansion of the Russian Empire to the Pacific... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: ) or Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 东北; Traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: ; literally east-north) are names given to a vast territorial... Aigun is a town of China in northern Manchuria, situated on the right bank of the Amur River. ...

The purpose of the treaty was to establish a border along the Amur River. According to this treaty, Russia gained the left bank of the Amur River that had been assigned to China as a result of treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689. The Amur (Russian: Амур) (Simplified Chinese: 黑龙江; Traditional Chinese: 黑龍江; Hēilóng Jiāng, literally meaning Black Dragon River) (Mongolian: Хара-Мурэн, Khara-Muren or Black River) (Manchu: Sahaliyan Ula, literal meaning Black River) is one of the worlds ten longest rivers, located between the Russian Far East and Manchuria of... Nerchinsk Treaty was the first treaty between Russia and China. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ...