Boduna

On the right bank of the Songhua River, Boduna became an important military and administrative centre of the Qing frontier. Its name reached European writers in several forms, including Bodune and Petuna. The surrounding country had belonged to the ancient kingdom of Buyeo and, centuries later, to Balhae. In 1693 the Qing built a fortress at Boduna, establishing a stronghold on the river in the broad Songnen plain.