The
Amur Acquisition refers to the incorporation of the southeast corner of Siberia into
Russia in 1858–60. The two areas involved are the
Priamurye between the
Amur River and the
Stanovoy Range to the north and the
Primorye which runs down the coast from the Amur mouth to the Korean border; and does not include
Sakhalin Island. The territory of
Outer Manchuria was formerly under the control of the
Qing dynasty.