▁Q ing ▁subjects ▁res iding ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Am ur ▁River ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁" ret ain ▁their ▁dom ic iles ▁in ▁perpet u ity ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Man ch u ▁government ". ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁Russian ▁estimate ▁( 1 8 5 9 ) ▁gives ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Q ing ▁subjects ▁in ▁the ▁" Trans - Z ey a ▁District " ▁as ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁without ▁break down ▁by ▁eth nic ity ; ▁the ▁next ▁one ▁( 1 8 7 0 ) ▁gives ▁it ▁as ▁ 1 0 , 6 4 6 , ▁including ▁ 5 , 4 0 0 ▁( H an ) ▁Chinese , ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁Man chus ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Da urs . ▁The ▁estimates ▁published ▁between ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁varied ▁between ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁pe aking ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁at ▁ 1 6 , 1 0 2 ▁( including ▁ 9 , 1 1 9 ▁Han ▁Chinese , ▁ 5 , 7 8 3 ▁Man chus , ▁and ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Da urs ). ▁After ▁that , ▁reported ▁numbers ▁went ▁down ▁( 7 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁residents ▁reported ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 );