A nation gradually forgotten by people-Tuwa people
Tuvas, or translated as Tuva, calling itself "Tyiva", is a nation gradually forgotten. China history books call them Dubois, Sayan Wulianghai, Tangnu Lianghai and so on. Foreign countries (mainly Russia) used to call themselves "soyo tes”(сойоты, from сокон, meaning Sayan people) and" Donutwa people ".
Although Tuwa people's language belongs to Turkic language family, there is no Turkic descent in their national genes. They belong to the Mongolian race and are generally classified as Mongolians. Tuva is an ancient place name in the hinterland of Asia, which generally includes an area of nearly 200,000 square kilometers in the upper reaches of Yenisei River at the southern tip of Siberia. The history of Tuva can be traced back to the 3rd century BC-6th century BC. During the13rd century-18th century, Tuwa was under the control of Mongolia.
In the 23rd year of Qianlong (A.D. 1758), after the Qing army defeated the Mongolian army in Junggar, Tuwa was ruled by Manchu, known in history as "Liang Hai of Tang Wu Nu", with 48 auxiliary leaders (auxiliary leaders were the basic units of the Eight Banners system). In the 3rd year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1864), China and Russia signed the Tacheng Treaty (that is, "fishing in the northwest boundary between China and Russia"), and Russia cut off the tenth auxiliary land in the northwest of Tangnu Wuliang West Coast.
After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, Wulianghai became a "protectorate" of Russia in 19 14. After the October Revolution in Russia, the Russian civil war spread to Tuva, and China's army took the opportunity to recover the 36th collar in central and eastern Liang Hai, but it was quickly defeated by the Soviet Red Army. After that, the 9 th collar in the east of Wulianghai decided to join outer Mongolia, and the central part announced the establishment of "Tangnu-Tuwa People's Republic" in 192 1, which was protected by the Soviet Union. 1944 ended independence and joined the Soviet union. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Tuvayu 1992 became a republic of the Russian Federation. The total number of Tuwa people is about 200,000, and about 30,000 people are distributed in Mongolia.