The Yellow Monastery in Altai was erected to accommodate Tsagan Gegen, amidst the tumult of the Dungan revolt encroaching north of Tenger Mountain. This uprising, extending from Chitai to Jimsair, prompted Kazakh-dominated Muslim incursions into Mongol territories in Tarbagatai. Faced with a scarcity of habitable spaces for the Mongols in Tarbagatai, Qing officials established?? the Altai region, particularly Khirin Gol and Kheemsegin Gol, as part of the Ili region, separating it from Uliastai, another Qing governing body overseeing the Western Mongols. Subsequently, Qing officials also constructed a Yellow Monastery in the Altai region, aiming to pacify the Mongols of Tarbagatai, and relocated Tsagan Gegen from Tarbagatai to Altai. However, during his tenure at the monastery in Altai, an incident involving a Russian spy named Botaning unfolded when he brazenly trespassed into the monastery building?? on horseback. Incensed by the intrusion, Tsagan Gegen subjected Botaning to interrogation before expelling him from the premises. Subsequently, Botaning, disgraced by the Gegen’s actions, complained to the Russian embassy in Beijing, accusing Tsagan Gegen of cruelty towards Kazakhs and Russian merchants alike. Under pressure from Beijing, Tsagan Gegen was ultimately banished to Gansu province, his place of origin. Following this episode, a surge of Kazakh immigrants flooded into Altai, compelling the Qing government to designate Altai as a special province and appoint Palta, the Torghut prince of Har Us, to oversee its affairs. Despite subsequent Chinese appointments to administer Altai, rampant corruption led to a rebellion in 1919. Consequently, Yang Zixin, the provincial governor of Urumch, dispatched troops to quell the unrest, abolishing the ‘special region’ status and integrating Altai into Xinjiang province. Consequently, Xinjiang absorbed lands from Uliastai, including Ürüngu Gol, Irtysh Gol, Lake Zaysan, Honi Mailah, and Tuuli Gol.