Timeline Saturday 27 August 1689

Events on Saturday 27 August 1689 1

• 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk signed Russia and the Qing Empire fix their shared border Russian and Qing negotiators signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, ending border clashes along the Amur River and establishing a boundary between the two empires. It was the first treaty between Russia and China and remained the basis for their frontier for over a century. The treaty also regulated trade between the two states.