The imperial government of China's Qing (1644-1911) dynasty engaged in transactions of goods or tribute system from Tungusic tribes in the Heilongjiang region. This poster explains the compilation and organization process of data points from the Qing government's document collection about these exchanges into a single dataset using the database software Filemaker. Future developments include creating a repository of datasets as a pedagogical tool for teaching undergraduate students how to use historical primary sources.
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