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The Xibe originally lived on the Nonni River. They are known as one of the nine states that were defeated by Nurhaci in the Battle of Gure in 1593. They were under loose domination of the Khorchin Mongols even after the Khorchin came under the control of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The Xibe started to make direct contact with the Qing Dynasty when it conducted military campaigns against Russia. They provided logistical support to the Qing. In 1692 the Khorchin dedicated the Xibe, the Guwalca and the Daur to the Kangxi Emperor in exchange for silver. The Xibe was incorporated into the Eight Banners and were stationed in Cicihar and other cities in Manchuria.

After conquering Eastern Turkestan, the Qianlong Emperor garrisoned part of the Xibe there in 1764 to defend the new frontier. They formed a community in the Cabcal region.

The Xibe in northeast China speak Chinese as their first languageFirst language (native language, mother tongue) is the language a person learns first. Correspondingly, the person is called a native speaker of the language. Usually a child learns the basics of first language from his family. Good skills in native langu. In Xinjiang, descendants of the Qing dynasty military garrison preserve their language, which is very close to ManchuThe Manchu language is a member of the Tungusic languages; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Chinese and there are less than 100 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus. However, t. They use the Xibe script, a slightly revised Manchu script .

The Xibe believe that they are descendants of the XianbeiThe Xianbei (, written Xinbei in pinyin or Hsien-pei in Wade-Giles) is a significant nomadic people residing in modern Manchuria and eastern Mongolia before migrating into areas of the modern provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hebei, Inner Mong.

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