Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1881)
| Type | Unequal treaty |
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| Signed | 24 February 1881 |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖彼得堡條約 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圣彼得堡条约 | ||||||||
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| Treaty of Ili | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 伊犁條約 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伊犁条约 | ||||||||
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The Treaty of Saint Petersburg or Treaty of Ili was an unequal treaty between the Russian Empire and the Qing dynasty that was signed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1881. It provided for the return to China of the eastern part of the Ili Basin region, also known as Zhetysu, which had been occupied by Russia since 1871 during the Dungan Revolt.