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==== The "Great Game" and the Treaty of London (1892) ====

All the while this was happening, the western powers were starting to encroach on Qing territory, with the Russians to the north and the British taking Tibet from the south. Külüg I established diplomatic ties with both nations and offered to be an ally against the Qing. The Russians and British saw the region as a good buffer zone between them. In the Treaty of London (1892), the British and Russians agreed to cease expansion into Central Asia and recognize the state of the Uighur Khagan. On the treaty, the state was called "Serindia," which combines the terms ''Seres'' (China) and India, refering to its geographical position. It is the namesake of the modern-day state in English sources.