evidence: The population of Tuva from the 13th-18th centuries CE were subjects of the empires of Genghis Khan, the Altyn Khans, and Dzungaria, however from the 14th-16th centuries the Tuvan tribes were dependent on no one and were ruled by local princes. In 1757 the Dzungars were defeated in battle with the Manchurian dynasty of China and акщьfrom the following year until the beginning of the 20th century, the Qing (Manchurian) dynasty ruled in Tuva. The beginning of the 20th century brought about revolutions in China and Russia and nationalist movements in Tuva and Mongolia. These events brought about the downfall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of protectorate by Russia over the "Uryankhai territory" in 1914. In 1921 the Tuvan People’s Republic (TPR) – the first independent state in the history of the Tuvan people, which existed until 1944. In the years of World War II the TPR contributed to the historic victory over the fascist invaders. Residents of the TPR helped in this struggle with all their power, both on the battlefront and behind the lines. In 1944 Tuva entered the USSR as the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast’, later becoming the Tuva ASSR. Today the Republic of Tuva is a subject of the Russian Federation, celebrating in 2014 one hundred years of union with Russia.