How did Han settlement change Qinghai during the Qing dynasty?

During the Qing dynasty, the Qinghai region underwent significant administrative and demographic changes that integrated it more closely with the Chinese empire. After the Qing government intervened in regional affairs following a local uprising, it placed Qinghai under a separate administration in 1724.1

This period was marked by the migration of immigrants from the east into Qinghai, which increased Chinese political and cultural influence in the region. This internal migration was part of a broader Qing-era trend where the government encouraged or facilitated the movement of Han Chinese settlers into territories dominated by Indigenous or non-Han ethnic groups. As these settlers established themselves, the increased presence of Chinese traders and migrants contributed to the expansion of Chinese influence across the region's social and political landscape.12