sentences:  The pass was surveyed in 1881 by both Chinese and Russian counterparts as part of "Protocol of Chuguchak of 1864" demarcating the border in the region between the Russian Empire and the Qing Dynasty.During the Urkun incident of 1916, over 100,000 Kyrgyz reportedly died fleeing from Tsarist forces they attempted to reach China through the Bedel Pass.The pass is currently closed to traffic.