After Oirat nobel Amursana 's request to be declared Dzungar khan went unanswered , he led a revolt against the Qing . Qing attention became temporarily focused on the Khalka prince Chingünjav , a descendant of Genghis Khan , who between the summer of 1756 and January 1757 mounted the most serious Khalka Mongol rebellion against the Qing until its demise in 1911 . Before dealing with Amursana , the majority of Qianlong 's forces were reassigned to ensure stability in Khalka until Chingünjav 's army was crushed by the Qing in a ferocious battle near Lake Khövsgöl in January , 1757 . After the victory , Qianlong dispatched additional forces to Ili where they quickly routed the rebels . Amursana escaped for a third time to the Kazakh Khanate , but not long afterwards Ablai Khan pledged tributary status to the Chinese , which meant Amursana was no longer safe . Over the next two years , Qing armies destroyed the remnants of the Dzungar khanate . The Qing Manchu Bannermen carried out the Dzungar genocide ( 1755-1758 ) on the native Dzungar Oirat Mongol population , nearly wiping them from existence and depopulating Dzungaria
Dzungar genocide
Dzungar genocide
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